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South Marston Dig Evening 3rd Sept
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A presentation of archaeological finds from the excavations around the village will be held at 6:30pm on 3rd Sept in the Village Hall.

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Swindon Heritage Open Days
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A number of free Swindon Heritage Open Days – including tours and walks – are being held for residents currently. Details can be downloaded here.  

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Heritage Open Days
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Swindon Heritage Open Days
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A number of sites in Swindon are open as part of the Heritage Open Days campaign from September 9th. The poster can be seen here (Word document).  More detailed information…

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Early 19th century to early 20th century
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The Bell Family Estate. The 1840 Tithe Map and Apportionments List which can be viewed at the Wilts and Swindon History Centre in Chippenham names all landowners and tenants and…

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AD 410 to 1066
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The Roman Empire in Europe came under attack and the Romans left Britain in the Fifth Century. The Britons who remained were over time raided by Saxons from Germany who…

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Early 18th century to early 19th century
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A flint from a flintlock gun, found in a field to the north of the village centre. Dated to approximately 1740 +/- 80 years.   The Southby Family and North…

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2,300 BC to 700 BC
2,300 BC to 700 BC 150 150 Editor

Hunter-gatherers smelted bronze for tools and formed farming settlements. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk shows finds around South Marston as people settled in the fertile River valleys below the Ridgeway. There is a possible…

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The Twentieth Century
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World Wars, Spitfires and the demolition of the Manor. The Census population figures are: 1911 – 387 1921 – 363 1931 – 396 1951 – 374 1961 – 540 1971…

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Early 17th century to early 18th century
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Documentary Record and The National Archive. The Church Records indicate a village population of about 125 in 1603 and the village is mentioned as prosperous in the Wiltshire Inquisitions Post…

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11th century to 15th century
11th century to 15th century 150 150 Editor

The Wiltshire Archaeological Society’s “The Rolls of Highworth Hundred 1275-1287” and “Accounts And Surveys of the Wiltshire Lands of Adam de Stratton” and the Wiltshire Record Society’s “Court Rolls of…

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