Bampton - map and history

Bampton's market was mentioned in the Domesday book.
The great original shirt race...man pushing pram with another chap on it.
(The Society for the preservation of Ancient Junketing.)
Old car and man in bowler- outdoor scenes from Downton Abbey. Mrs Crawleys House, Grantham Arms and Cottage Hospital.
Bampton Morris Dancers- One of the oldest traditional teams in the country..
May Garlands- Garlands made from two hoops covered in flowers paraded through the town on Whit Monday,
Game of Aunt Sally- The Morris clown public house has an Aunt Sally Team. Donkey derby that happens in Sandfords Field
Barrel by the Manor House- Ghost story.
William Nathan 'Jingy' Wells, Fiddle player (1868-1953).
Blackbird- A blackbird used to nest in a post box by the railway station.