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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Badwell Ash Windmill
» Dowload PDF Document There was a windmill in Badwell Ash for over 140 years until circa 1930 when it was taken down. The mill […]
Read more...The Badwell Ash Association for Prosecuting Persons guilty of Felonies, Burglaries, Larcenies and Thefts
A brief history of rural crime and punishment in 18th and 19th century Badwell Ash The first police force in England was created in London […]
Read more...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 […]
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