History of Enford
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Notices
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Concert Sat 17th March - Make a diary note of the Village Hall concert on 17th March, details are here. Book your tickest by emailing Steve Becker now.
Village Hall - Read the latest status report on the Village Hall here. If you would like to support your Village Hall by starting a regular user group or holding a one-off event, then contact the bookings secretary on enfordvillagehall@btinternet.com. Highways News - Read the latest update on highways matters from Parish Councillor Stan Bagwell here. New Non-Emergency Number For Wiltshire Police - Wiltshire police have now adopted the new national non-emergency telephone number for the police service. The previous non emergency number 0845 408 7000 will be phased out, and you should now dial 101. Calls to 101 cost 15p per call, irrespective of how long that call may last. This applies to landlines and mobile phones. People with hearing or speech impairments should use the non emergency textphone number 18001 101. |
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It's not my intention to write a history of Enford - there are many people far better qualified to do that. The aim of this site is simply to pull together any works of interest which refer to Enford and the Plain, and stack them in rough chronological order.
If you have an article which you'd like to contribute, then email me at steve@becker.globalnet.co.uk.
General History - There is a fairly comprehensive (but slightly 'dry') history of the parish at British History Online. There is a shorter, lighter version, maintained by Wiltshire Council here.
1820 - Memoirs of Henry Hunt - Henry "Orator" Hunt (1773 – 1835) was a British radical speaker and agitator remembered as a pioneer of working-class radicalism and an important influence on the later Chartist movement. He advocated parliamentary reform and the repeal of the Corn Laws. He was born at Upavon and had an estate at Littlecott. His memoirs are in 3 volumes - Vol 1, Vol 2, and Vol 3.
1821 - Rural Rides - This book was written by William Cobbett. Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist who campaigned to end the poverty of farm labourers and to highlight the plight of the rural Englishman. He took to riding around the country on horseback making observations of what was happening in the towns and villages. Rural Rides, a work for which Cobbett is still known for today, first appeared in serial form in the Political Register running from 1822 to 1826. It was published in book form in 1830.
1900 - 1920 - Memoirs of Winifred Spencer - Winifred Spencer was born in 1899, the daughter of a cowman and his wife and one of 13 children. The family lived at the Coombe Bake farmhouse, to the east of Coombe Lane. Sylvia Marlow has written 2 books based on her memoirs - 'Winifred: A Wiltshire Working Girl' (ISBN: 978-0948578274) and 'Winifred: Her Childhood and Early Working Life' (ISBN: 978-0948578564).
1923 - Wanderings In Wessex - This book was written by Edric Holmes sometime in the early 1920s. It is a fairly colourful description of his travels in the south of England. There is a section about Salisbury Plain and the Avon valley, and a brief mention of Enford.
1953 - The Ox Roast - I enjoyed this article about the coronation celebrations when it was recently republished in the Newsletter.
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Coming Up
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Visit the Enford calendar for details of all forthcoming events. Next Film Night in the Village Hall is:-
 Wed 22 February ------------------- 7:30 pm - Short Mat Bowls, Enford Village Hall Thu 23 February -------------------8:45 am - Pilates, Enford Village Hall 7:00 pm - Circuit Training, Parish Hall Fri 24 February -------------------6:00 pm - Youth Club, Enford Village Hall Sun 26 February -------------------6:00 pm - Evensong, All Saints Church, Enford Mon 27 February -------------------7:00 pm - Yoga, Enford Village Hall Tue 28 February -------------------7:00 pm - Film Night - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Enford Village Hall Wed 29 February -------------------6:15 pm - Keep Fit, Enford Village Hall 7:30 pm - Enford Parish Council Meeting, Enford Parish Hall |