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Campden - an Introduction
Campden - an Introduction
Chipping Campden - the meaning of the name
Campden’s early name was Camp-denu, from Saxon Old English meaning field or enclosure (camp) in the valley (denu). It appears ...
Early History
The early history of Chipping Campden is a bit of a mystery, but there are a few clues. Bronze Age There is ...
Lords of the Manor 1066-1273
Saxon Lords of the Manor included Earl Godwin of Wessex who died in 1053, succeeded by his son Harold, who ...
Campden in the early 1600s
At the start of the seventeenth century Chipping Campden, though no longer a centre for the wool trade, was an ...
The Millennium Post
Description of the sign The sign consists of two shields, each surmounted by an earl’s coronet and containing a coat of ...
Campden Town Arms
It was only in 1972 that these arms were granted to Chipping Campden. Frank Holland, then Town Clerk, set down ...
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Campden - an Introduction
Campden at Work
Campden Customs
Campden House
Campden in Wartime
Campden Shops and Businesses
Campden's Landscape
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Jill's Jottings
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