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ABERFORD PEOPLE By M R Piper Second in my series of ”Profiles” is this one about someone who has been well-known around the village for many years. FRANCIS (FRANK) WATSON (and his wife “Jan”) Many people know that Frank Watson was a Parish Councillor and had been for many years. He and his wife came to Aberford in 1968, having previously lived in Wykeback Valley Road since c 1948. The

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ABERFORD WAR MEMORIAL By M.R. PiperWhilst researching the history of Aberford School, I found the Headmaster of the day making one or two references to old boys of the school who had been killed in the two World Wars. This stimulated my interest in the men whose names are recorded on our village War Memorial. I decided to include the connections between the names of the men and the school in

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ABERFORD AND TWO GREAT OXFORD COLLEGES By M R Piper These extracts are intended to form part of a book I’m attempting to write about the history of Aberford School. As my project will take some time I thought people might be interested in what I have discovered about some aspects of the early school. Aberfordians know what an ancient place Aberford is – how this area was part of the

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The 1st Aberford Company Girls Brigade 1960's(photo provided by Shirley Ludlow)

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THE LOST VILLAGE OF HILLAM BURCHARDby Marolyn PiperPLEASE RESPECT THE FACT THAT THE SITE IS ON THE PRIVATE LAND OF LEYFIELD FARM. THERE IS A PUBLIC FOOTPATH AND A BRIDLEWAY PASSING CLOSE BY BUT YOU SHOULD NOT WANDER OFF THEM.Perhaps you may know that there were once medieval villages at Colton, Potterton, Lotherton and in the area around Lead Church (across from the Crooked Billet pub) – the

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An article about the pin making industry in Abeford from the February - March 1967 edition of 'The Yorkshire Riding' magazine.Page 1Page2 & Photo

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An interesting article about the Simpson family of Aberford, from the magazine "Down Your Way" (Yorkshire's Nostalgic Magazine) Issue 75 - Feb/Mar 2004.The article mentions James Simpson and John Simpson, and their friend Samuel Hicks.Simpson Article - Page 1Simpson Article - Page 2

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ABERFORD PEOPLEBy M R PiperThis is the first of, what I hope will be, several “profiles” of some of our Aberfordians. My choices are based on people I personally believe deserve wider recognition for their services to our community or who have an interesting story to tell. I chose David Howson to begin with as he comes into both categories ! David asked that he not be made out to be some kind of

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Aberford.net recently received an email from a gentleman called Chris Lister. Chris was writing about the article posted on this site on January 2006 about HMS AberfordChris felt sure that HMS Aberford was named after this West Yorkshire village.Apparently , she (HMS Aberford) went to Kenya on about the 20th August 1964, a week after Chris' father got married. Chris' father was the CO for the

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The following site was recommended via an entry in the guestbook on this site.Tadcaster-ww1-memorials.comThe linked site lists all the men on Aberford War Memorial and provides some fasinating information about the people Aberford lost to the two wars.Many thanks to Howard Lazenby for letting us know about this site.

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One of my ancestors, Ephraim Sanderson, opened a private school in Aberford in 1787.He was obviously well educated and well in with Sir John Goodricke of Bramham. He taught mathematics, navigation, land surveying and book-keeping etc and lived at St Johns. He is returned to have had 22 children, although I have only found 14! He was buried in Aberford in 1822, although I could not see a grave

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The picture below was taken sometime during the 60's. The man in the middle is Arthur Banks, the standard bearer for the British legion and the lady at the front right is his wife.

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From: ''Paterson's British Itinerary Being a New and Accurate Delineation and Description of Direct and Principal Cross Roads of Great Britain..........By. Daniel Paterson''Printed: 1785Size: Page approx. 7.3 x 4.4 inches

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Rev. Shirley Ludlow has also forward this website to rather fascinating photographs of Aberford's past.The pantomime picture is from the Skyrack 1939Photograph of a visit from Archbishop of York to Aberford St. Ricarius Church.(unsure of date and Archbishop's name but looks very old)

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Following a comment by Rev. Shirly Ludlow (nee Jakeman) to the Horace Banks Walk Through Aberford posting, Rev. Ludlow got in touch with this site and forwarded some further information about the Almshouses in the past.Rev Ludlow's mother was 'Matron' of the Almshouses for 23 years, up until they were sold. The inhabitants lived rent and heating and lighting free. They received two loads of coal

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THE VAVASOURS OF HAZLEWOOD CASTLE(AND WHAT HAPPENED TO SOME OF THEM IN NEW ZEALAND)BY M R PIPERIs there an area in England which has a longer history than that around Aberford? I bet there isn’t. This area was already steeped in history when the Norman Conquest touched it. The Vavasour story dates back “only” as far as the coming of William the Conqueror ! What I have written is intended to just

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A WALK THROUGH ABERFORD AROUND 1930(ABERFORD – A POTTED HISTORY)BY HORACE (DICK) BANKSWITH INTRODUCTION/EDITING BY M. PIPERBACKGROUNDDick (Horace) Banks was one of a long-standing Aberford family with many members in the village. In old age he was regularly seen around the village and would happily stop and talk to anyone willing to pass the time of day. I thought of Dick as “a character” and I

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The Lost Village of Hillam BurchardA Place Of PinnersThe Simpson Family of AberfordAberford People : David HowsonHMS Aberford is named after this villageAberford War MemorialEphraim Sanderson & Aberford SchoolAberford WI Entertain The PensionersPaterson 1785 route map through AberfordPantomine fun and Archbishop visitAlmhouses in the newsTHE VAVASOURS OF HAZLEWOOD CASTLEA walk through Aberford @

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