History Category: 19th Century

1.The White Horse Inn Today There has been an Inn on this site since a building was erected in the C16, almost 500 years ago. […]

Before Parkers Farmhouse was built It is difficult to establish what was here before Parkers Farmhouse existed simply because the house is named today after […]

Church Cottage 2024 Church Cottage is situated on the south side of The Street in Badwell Ash immediately opposite St. Mary’s Church.  From the exterior, […]

29th June 1826 – 24th December 1916 Our story is about the two people who in the second half of the 19th century, made Badwell […]

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 […]

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 […]

» Dowload PDF Document There was a windmill in Badwell Ash for over 140 years until circa 1930 when it was taken down.   The mill […]

Badwell Ash Trades Map 1903 (click to Enlarge) Henry Harvey – Farmer Fred Matthew – Farmer Nelson, Ernest and William Lynn – Bakers (The Bake […]

  The Parish of Badwell Ash in the C19 was primarily an agricultural community. The majority of people worked in agriculture in and around the […]

Three people have been found drowned in this Parish in the C19. Here are their details we’re aware of, and something about the person concerned. […]