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Bampton and District Local History SocietyThe local history of Bampton, Cumbria |
The Bampton and District Local History Society aims to record and investigate the physical and social history in the Bampton area.
Our programme of meetings is primarily focussed on specifically local subjects,
with an emphasis on seeking out Bampton's history 'on the ground'.
We do undertake specific projects and will aim to record their proceedings here online,
as well as build up a physical archive.
Bampton is on the east side of the Lake District near Shap and Penrith in Cumbria, England, UK - map. Our area primarily includes Bampton, Bampton Grange, Burnbanks, Rosgill, Butterwick, Knipe and Mardale. Nearby areas include Shap, Swindale, Helton, Whale and Askham.
We have produced two books: "Ploughing in Latin" and "Cast Iron Community". These are available for purchase locally or by mail order as described below.
Tinclair's Library is sited in Bampton Grange - this is usually open the first Monday evening of every month.
Unless otherwise indicated, meetings commence at 7.30 pm and are held in the Bampton Memorial Hall. Members £0.50, Visitors £2.
The Society is a Member of the Cumbria County History Trust and members of the Society are actively involved in its work. The Trust was launched in May 2010 to coordinate and gather resources for the Victoria County History of Cumbria project, a collaborative community project created to research and write the histories of all parts of Cumbria, and to make historical information generally available, within the framework and standards of the Victoria County History of England.
The aim is to initiate a step-change in the awareness and understanding of Cumbria’s local historical heritage, by harnessing the enthusiasm for local history which exists widely across Cumbria, and pooling expertise with a view to eventually producing a series of ‘big red books’, covering every parish and township in Cumbria.
The Cumbria County History Trust is a charity which any interested individual, history and heritage society, museum, or commercial organisation can join.
Full details can be found on the Trust’s website, www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk.
Published in December 2006, this book is the culmination of our
Burnbanks project, our
record of the Haweswater dam-builder's settlement at Burnbanks.
The book is available for £12 + P&P:
"Cast Iron Community" was awarded first prize in the Business and Industry section of the Lakeland Book of the Year 2007 competition at a special literary luncheon held at the Langdale Chase Hotel, Windermere on Tuesday June 26. Bob Dickman (President), Jane Gregg (Editor) and Pat Garside (Burnbanks Project Coordinator) received a gold framed certificate and cheque for £125 on behalf of BDLHS.
Pat Garside said later:
"Heartfelt thanks to all of you who participated in the Burnbanks project and whose contributions helped us to
produce the prizewinning 'Cast Iron Community'. It was a sustained community effort that enabled us to tell the
remarkable story of Burnbanks."
The competition was organised by Cumbria Tourism and celebrity author Hunter Davies.
The Bampton Tithe Map of 1838-9 and its apportionment schedule shows how much tithe was due from each farmer each year.
The Tithe Map parchment originals are very large and delicate - one is kept in the Kendal Record Office and another in the National Archive at Kew, London.
In a recent project using an Awards for All grant, Bampton and District Local History Society transcribed the tithe map entries into a database - view the tithe map agreement, schedule and database online.
August 2007: We have just updated the tithe map database with an extra field containing current property names. This information was painstakingly collected by John Stacey and is a good addition to the database as it is probably what people will search on first!
Contact us - Pat Garside, Bryham House, Low Knipe, Askham, Penrith CA10 2PU. 01931 713294
BDLHS is a member of Cumbria Local History Federation.
Shap Local History Society and other information can be found at www.shapcumbria.co.uk - click on History on menu at left.
We are not able to assist in enquiries regarding family ancestry, records of births, deaths, etc. Our archive does not contain any such material. The only reference to individuals we hold are names who may perhaps have been mentioned in course of an interview, or any of our recent projects we have undertaken.
Tinclair's Library is sited in Bampton Grange - this is usually open the first Monday evening of every month.
Genealogy enquiries should be directed to the relevant official records office which for Bampton and the district are: