A Snippet of Village History
Our village is an ancient one. Kingston goes back to early Saxon times, though there is no documentary record of it until the year 970. Kingston Bagpuize takes its name from Ralph de Bachepuise a Norman knight who came from a Normandy village called
Bacquepuis, Eure, Upper Normandy, FranceThis Norman knight came with William the Conquerer in 1066. How do you pronounce Bagpuize? It is pronounced by twentieth-century villagers as 'Bag-pews'. The place name Southmoor is mentioned in deeds in 1230. The two once separate villages are now combined.
Village Histories have been written about Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor and those of the surrounding villages of Longworth, Hinton Waldrist, and Fyfield. All of these histories, with the exception of Fyfield, are available from the Longworth and District History Society. Histories of Fyfield are available from Mrs Diana Triplow, The Vicarage, Fyfield, Oxfordshire. A history of Charney Bassett was written by Jasmine S. Howse but this is now out of print. It is though, available for reading in the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies.
The Parish Registers of Kingston Bagpuize, and Longworth have been transcribed, as have those for Fyfield, Hinton, Charney and Tubney. The Monumental Inscriptions of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Church and the Chapel have also been recorded, as have those for Longworth, Hinton, Charney and Fyfield. These Parish Register and Monumental Inscription transcripts are all available from the Oxfordshire Family History Society.
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Photos
Here on this website you will be able to find a selection of photographs taken in and around the village. Where possible, extra detail, such as a small history or an earlier photograph have been linked to these photos.
We often walk around the village and take photographs of houses and scenes which will change over time. Many of the photographs on the website show Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor as it stands in the years 2000 to 2007.Some are earlier photographs, taken in the years prior to the 1st World War illustrating how times change.
If anyone has any pictures they would like to add to this collection, then please let me know.