You’re probably thinking that this is a subject to avoid! But, to a Historian, the tax schedules can give a unique insight into who lived in the village at any one time. Badwell Ash is fortunate to have complete schedules of tax payers from the Subsidy Return of 1283 in the reign of Edward I right up to The Tithe Act of 1836.
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St. Mary’s Church Turret Clock
The Turret Clock in the tower at St. Mary’s is believed to have been made in the late C17, around 1680. This was either during […]
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“What would you be, you wide East Anglian sky, Without church towers to recognise you by” John Betjeman A Brief History There was possibly an […]
Read more...Found Drowned in the Parish!
Three people have been found drowned in this Parish in the C19. Here are their details we’re aware of, and something about the person concerned. […]
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