Oxfordshire, Adderbury, History, Daily life, Adderbury Church, Vicars, Rectors, Families, Conformity, Nonconformity, Schools, Wartime, Pubs, Clubs, Recreation, Leisure, Communications, Industry, Trades, Farming, Agriculture, Houses, Village life 

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The book aims to build on the earlier history by Henry Jepp, which tended to concentrate on the church and the gentry, with scant regard for the ordinary people who lived, worked and played in the village. This new history aims to redress the balance. It covers a wide spectrum of village life, particularly well-recorded after William of Wykeham gave the manor in 1381 to his New College in Oxford as part of its original endowment. The annual 'progress' made by the Warden of New College, together with other records, all throw vivid light on the life of Adderbury in earlier centuries. The development of schools in the vilage since 1599 is examined.

The economic life of the village is not neglected and in addition to the basic farming activities, the development of the roads and bridges is discussed, together with the coming of the canal and then the railway and their effect on the local ironstone industry. Finally, the book updates Henry Gepp by describing the big houses of the gentry and the families themselves, plus the story of the church. 

There is a later edition, 2002, in the library - search for 492