Agriculture

Contents

	Introduction
	Dr Joseph Stevens
	Interesting Families
	Robert Holdway 1801 - 1855
	Old Village Customs Christmas Customs The Mummers or Christmas Boys Bonfire Night Shrovetide MayDay Wedding Tradition Tell The Bees
	Extracts from "Life in A Hampshire Village"
	The Restoration Extracts From a Book Written in 1794 William Cobbett "Rural Rides"
	Agriculture Sheep Washing Sheep Shearing Harvest Home Farmers Dress Itrems from a bill of John Hall The Hurdler
	Diseases Smallpox Extracts From the Parish book about Smallpox The Plague Bourne Fever The Dentist
	Gypsies and Vagrants Entries in The Parish book relating to Vagrants
	Crime and Punishment Salisbury and Winchester Journal 21 June 1842 Entry in Parish Register
	An Insight into Parish life through extracts from Parish Register Extracts relating to Parochial Expenses Extracts from the old Parish books Extracts from the Parish Registers (1) Extracts from the Parish Registers (2) Extracts from the Parish Registers (3) Extracts from the ChurchWardens book The Parish Vestry
	Parochial Customs Rough music Skimmington The Bourne Revel Extract From Salisbury and Winchester Journal
	An 18th Century Will and Inventory
	Education Replies To a Visitation
	Housing in 16th - 18th Century in and around At Mary Bourne Houses of Special beauty and Interest The Great Fire
	Mobbing In Hampshire
	Communication and Roads in and around St Mary Bourne
	Chapels and Mr John Paige Baptist Chapel Primitive Methodist Chapel Wesleyan Chapel The Salvation Army
	The Swampton Allotments
	Village Industries 19th - 20th Century
	Outstanding Natural Phenomena & Topography
	Additional Stories from Newspapers
	Appendices
	Church Bells of St Peter
	A Constables Expenses
	Aged Persons from the Burials Book
	Glossay of Provincial words
	Historical Sketch of the Parish of Hurstbourne Tarrant
	Acknowledgements
	Photo Gallery