Free Box Heritage Trail Winter 2019 Issue 26
There is an exciting new initiative available for you to enjoy. It's a free leaflet recording Box's Heritage Trail and the reasons why the village is included in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The leaflet is being made available from numerous outlets (details in article) and there are no catches, deals or follow-ups. So why not pick up a copy?
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Places Index
Central Box Residents People who lived in the terraces of High Street, Fairmead View and Mill Lane Springfield Cottages and the area between Box Church and the old Workhouse Village Places in 1950s Ken Boulton's photographs of the village The Wilderness Roman origins, medieval mill and market garden Coach Trips in 1950s Out and about by coach before private cars dominated our lives |
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People Index
Humphries Brewer The Rudloe resident who may have discovered evidence of alien life in Egypt? Head & Chandler Families Life in Fairmead View and the Manor House going into the motor car age of the twentieth century Graham Brayshaw, Airman Tributes to air crash man, including diaries of the family and funerals of other airmen Genevieve Brunt Thank you, Box village, from Genevieve Brunt seen right as a child with elder sister Edwina Greater Little family The range of the family in the area and the mysteries involving court cases and tomb headstones Webster Family Memories of the Box family recalled by USA resident |
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Revolutionary Times
Shoot the albatross with the poet Coleridge in his recorded visits to Ashley and Box Napoleon versus Box
When residents in the village opposed invasion from Europe - depicted left Agriculture in 1803
What was the village and its residents like at the close of Georgian period? End of Georgian Rural Box The Tithe Apportionment Act Coaches in 1830 Travel on land and canal before the railways |
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Next Year's Series
We have a major new series starting in the New Year about the Northey family, Lords of Box and Ashley. The family owned most of the area for over 200 years and founded Box Cricket Club, Kingsdown Golf Course and Box Conservatives. Over 12 months, the series covers their story of:
Thanks go to the family members who have given us unique access to the family's photo albums offering an insight into the most important family ever in the area. Right: George Wilbraham Northey about 1900 |
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You Wrote to Us
We are a not-for-profit Community website for people who are interested in the history of Box village, in the county of Wiltshire, and its surrounding hamlets. You can record the story of you and your ancestors, correct and add to our articles via the Contact tab or by our email boxpeopleandplaces@yahoo.co.uk. Operation XX and Me Box teenager on World War 2 secret mission Street Furniture Extensions Going Batty, Telephone & Letter Boxes, plus Street Light Box Railway Station Commemorated Iconic illustration on front cover, right Goulstones & Goodhinds Canadian reader wrote about his family research |
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Finding Articles
Please click on any blue text to find articles by using tabs:
People Index Places Index General Index Series Index
Previous Issues All previous issues are still available to access using the tab.
Index by Author List of every author who has contributed articles and photos to the website
Please click on any blue text to find articles by using tabs:
People Index Places Index General Index Series Index
Previous Issues All previous issues are still available to access using the tab.
Index by Author List of every author who has contributed articles and photos to the website
Detailed Searches
You can use the button below to search for all website references and details of Box people or places.
You can use the button below to search for all website references and details of Box people or places.