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...Trades in Badwell Ash in the C19
The Parish of Badwell Ash in the C19 was primarily an agricultural community. The majority of people worked in agriculture in and around the […]
Read more...William Hovell 1715 – 1769 “…a Doctor of Physick”
William is the oldest memorial/grave inside the church. William was related to Rollo, the first Norman Lord of Normandy in the C1 and his descendants have been traced as far as New Zealand.
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