Kay Books

A History of Swineshead

Swineshead from the early days. Ten Chapters cover: The Abbey, monks, the Locktons and others • Churches and chapels • Old families of Swineshead (including Herbert Ingram) • Village economy including farming, trade, shops • Enclosure Act and windmills • Communications • The Poor, workhouse and charities • Education, Cowley’s Foundation school • Crime, Quarter Sessions and other records • Social life including fairs, markets, societies, public houses. Appendices: Pedigrees • Enclosure Act • The Plague • Vicars of St Mary’s • Parish registers • Public house proprietors.