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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The Great Fire of Badwell Ash
It is believed that in 1723 there was a “great fire” in Badwell Ash that destroyed a significant amount of the original medieval village. There […]
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. […]
Read more...The White Horse, Badwell Ash
1.The White Horse Inn Today There has been an Inn on this site since a building was erected in the C16, almost 500 years ago. […]
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