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Sutton Courtenay photos
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Sutton Courtenay maps
Historic maps of Sutton Courtenay and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Sutton Courtenay maps
Historic map of Sutton Courtenay
Illustrated Victorian map of Oxfordshire
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Sutton Courtenay books
Displaying 3 of 3 books about Sutton Courtenay and the local area. View all Sutton Courtenay books
Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
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Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
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4 Sutton Courtenay photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Sutton Courtenay
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George Orwell (real name Eric Blair), who was the author of '1984' and 'Animal Farm', is buried in All Saints' churchyard.
Shared on 07 December 2008
When my family moved to Sutton Courtenay in the 1960s this was the only shop left in the old part of the village. It was a fabulous place with big glass jars of sweets behind the counter, I used to visit here as soon as I received my pocket money! It was run by the Mussells, I think (pronounced 'Muzz-ells'). My... [more]
Shared on 20 June 2009
Oxfordshire memories
I spent several summer school holidays in Didcot with my mate and grandad,
he lived in Newlands Avenue with my Uncle Bert. Grandad ran the bar in the army camp. He used to send me round to wake up the men first thing. The man in charge was a Sergeant Biggs. Mum worked in the post office where she met Dad,... [more]
Shared on 09 December 2008
My grandmother lived in Steventon with her own grandmother around 1880. She was Florence Prior and her own gran was Eliza Prior who by then was a widow and a laundress living in Timsbury Cottage. I have tried to find the cottage but the only place I have seen with a similar name is Timsbury Villa. I sometimes wonder if it... [more]
Shared on 12 January 2008
I was 8 when I moved to Steventon. We used to live in Didcot while I was a baby. I enjoyed Didcot and liked the town side of it. Also we moved here because my mum and dad wanted to live in the countryside while I was growing up to my teens. My mum is called Sharon Tappin and my dad... [more]
Shared on 08 June 2007
I went to Steventon as a 'Mother's Help' to an Italian family. I came from near Manchester. I had to clean, look after a baby and a toddler and help with cooking.
But I had never been away from home before and decided it wasn't for me. It was a lovely house on the Causeway which was a listed building. The... [more]
Shared on 02 June 2007
At the age of 11 I lived in Steventon with my family at 103 The Causeway for the school year 1968-69. This was a tremendous experience I have treasured all of my life. I attended school at St. Michaels and went to church there. My father was on a sabbatical leave as a college professor which is how we ended up... [more]
Shared on 10 February 2007
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My mother's ancestors all seemed to live in Abingdon and the surrounding villages of Launton, Kiddlington, Bicester, Charlbury etc. and I am collecting photographic records of these families and their activities for a family tree. Photos are a good way of recording events. There are many text genealogical websites, but few, if any where one can get photos of one's ancestors... [more]
Shared on 12 May 2007
Extracts From Sutton Courtenay & Oxfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Sutton Courtenay, inspired by Frith photos.
Once a royal manor, until Henry II gave it to the Courtenays, the village of Sutton Courtenay has several notable buildings. The 14th-century abbey was built on land that once belonged to Abingdon Abbey, and was used as a summer retreat by the monks there. In the churchyard of All Saints' Church are the graves of Herbert Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister... [more]
This is an extract from English Villages.
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Down the Thames Photographic Memories
This remarkable village has three medieval stone houses, as well as the Norman church whose tower we see in this view. The Swan pub dates from the 1870s and, apart from the loss of the boundary wall and railings, remains, as do the cottages. The green now has more lime trees along its edge and an unusual World War I memorial.... [more]
This is an extract from Down the Thames Photographic Memories.
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Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
Once a royal manor, until Henry II gave it to the Courtenays, the village of Sutton Courtenay has several notable buildings. The 14th-century Abbey was built on land which once belonged to Abingdon Abbey, and was used as a summer retreat by the monks there.
This is an extract from Oxfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
