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Sopworth maps
Historic maps of Sopworth and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Sopworth maps
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Luckington| Badminton| Little Sodbury| Alderley| Wortley| Castle Combe| Old Sodbury| Tetbury| Wotton-Under-Edge| Dodington| Yatton Keynell| Kington St Michael
Sopworth area books
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Memories of Sopworth
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5 Jubilee Cottages
Born here 1942 - mother a member of the Wicks family based at Holly House (hurdle makers) father an airman stationed at RAF Hullavington. I recall land girls, the drone of planes. I was too young for school & roamed the village alone but with the family dog "bob". I recall falling in the village pond, the village shop run by Mrs Neate, having to attend chapel on Sundays, streams running across the roads, virtually no traffic, bus rides to market day at Malmesbury. I often go back - its not changed too much - still very peaceful.
May 2006
I visited this beautiful town while on vacation. The day before they were still filming 'Stardust'. There was a sale happening in a hall. I met a wonderful woman who was selling watercolor and needlework pictures. She was helping to support her sick husband. She signed my picture, it's at home but I think her name was Ann. I also had a wonderfull dinner at the pub. Can't wait to come back some day soon. Love the town, love the people.
Thanks for the memories..... Kevin Gato, Maine, United States
Rodbourne School
We stayed in the vicarage across from the pub and I went to Rodbourne School aged 3.
W Redman & Sons
The van on the left of the photograph was owned by my great-grandfather Wilfred Redman who had the butcher's shop at 41 The Triangle, Westport from the early 1900's until 1945. He died in that year and his son took over the family business. Wilfred Redman came to Malmesbury in the early 1900s from Nailsworth, Glos where his mother had a stationery shop. The van was registered to Wilfred on 30 June 1936.
Granny Bishop And Grampy Bishop
The photograph shows on the left where my gran lived, in the centre is where my granddad lived, and out of sight is the house where I was born. I fell in the river many times, once when it was at full flood an old man pulled me out with his walking stick.
St John's Street
During the Second World War they put up families in the almshouses, at the end of the war they had a street party for the children almost next to the almshouses, myself and the Willis brothers were there.
115 High Street
I was born at Hullavington 1942 and as a child used to bus to Malmesbury for market day. In 1981 I had an opportunity to buy 115 High Street (on left side of pic about halfway up) - loved it. The stream at bottom of garden, the kids used to dig up loads of old shoe plates from the stream be - house next door used to house a cobblers. I had to tackle wet rot, deathwatch beetles, leaking roof, but loved the open fire in lounge the beams & 300 year old stairs. Fishing in the river, there were lots of watervoles still in the 1980's but haven't seen any for a few years now. I did see minks then down by cowbridge, probably why. Had to sellup in 1996 but still come back regular camper van at Burton hill site so still enjoy my fishing & a half of lager at the Smoking Dog.
