History of Burpham
02.2023History of Burpham,Editorial,Past Issues
Weylea Farm Estate, Burpham
March 4, 2023
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham One of the topical issues at present is the SCC Active Travel Scheme for London Road, so it is interesting to…
01.2023History of Burpham,Editorial,Past Issues
Blacksmiths in Burpham
January 12, 2023
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham From shoeing horses to creating art works. A blacksmith is someone who works with metals, creating objects such…
06.2022History of Burpham,Editorial,Past Issues
Flooding to drought – a topsy turvy world!
November 19, 2022
Main image: Flooding in the fields around Old Bucks Weir, on the River Wey Navigation and the River Wey, near Bowers Lock and Burpham Court Farm…
05.2022History of Burpham,Past Issues
Reminiscing over the history of Burpham
October 13, 2022
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham As we celebrate 100 issues of Burpham Pages, it’s interesting to look back at the history of Burpham that we…
04.2022History of Burpham,Past Issues
St Luke’s Church
July 15, 2022
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham Prior to 1859, there was no church at all in Burpham, which was part of the Parish of Worplesdon, so residents…
04.2022History of Burpham,Past Issues
History of Abbotswood
July 14, 2022
By Niels Laub Abbotswood was built in the early part of the 20th century on approximately 50 acres of arable farmland forming part of the Stoke Park…
03.2022History of Burpham,Past Issues
Burpham Afternoon Women’s Institute (WI)
June 29, 2022
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham The WI came to Britain in 1915 from Canada, and in 1931 the women of Burpham opened their own branch as an…
History of Burpham,Past Issues
The ‘Attfield alias Ripley’ family
March 23, 2022
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham Sometimes it is possible to find a family that lived in a community for not only decades, but centuries. The…
History of Burpham,Past Issues
The streets of Burpham…
January 8, 2022
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham But it turned out that there are no streets! Roads, drives, lanes, ways, avenues, drives, etc, but no streets.…
History of Burpham,Past Issues
Burpham During the Second World War
November 10, 2021
Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham As we approach Remembrance Day in 2021, it’s worth looking back to see how life in Burpham was remembered by…