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Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville GCB, GBE, DSO, DL (17 July 1882 – 19 March 1949) was a Royal Navy officer. Sir James lived at Frampton Place from the 1930's until he moved to Somerset to take over his family estate. He purchased…

The Arts and Crafts movement found in Oakridge an environment sympathetic to their creativity and work. That same environment continued and continues to attract both locals and others who have settled here to craft beautiful objects. In Oakridge…

Lord Robertson was a professional soldier and the son of Field-Marshal Robertson.Lord Robertson served in the First World War and was awarded the DSO and MC. He left the services in 1933 and went to South Africa where he became managing director of…

Charles Mason was born at Wherr (now Weir) Farm, Oakridge Lynch (although others say he was born at Bakers Mill), the son of Charles Mason, a baker and miller, and Anne Damsel Mason. He attended Tetbury Grammar School and (probably) received…

Cecil James Sharp (22 November 1859 – 23 June 1924) was the founding father of the folklore revival in England in the early 20th century. Many of England's traditional dances and music owe their continuing existence to his work in recording and…

Dame Margaret Weston, or Peggy Weston as some villagers recall, was born in Oakridge in 1926.Dame Margaret was the only daughter of the village schoolmaster. Her mother and father were both headteachers of local elementary schools, her father of…

Frank Finch was born into the well-known farming family in Tunley.In his younger days. Frank was a motorcycle rider and loved playing in the motorcycle football team. He was a keen scrambler and won many cups in scrambles. He was proud of the job…

Geoffrey was Mabel and Percy Dearmer's eldest son. He fought at Gallipoli in 1915 and was described in The Times at his death as 'First world War poet and former editor of BBC Radio Children's Hour'.After his two volumes of poetry, Poems (1918) and…

An couple who, though they did not live in the village, were a familiar sight in Oakridge travelling by donkey or pushing a pram to transport their purchases, and using the village shop and the pub as their local, George and Dorcas JugginsGeorge and…

George Hunt's sons reminiscences of his father.George Hunt was born at what is now known as Oakhurst, Far Oakridge, and went to school in Oakridge when William Allen was headmaster. At the age of 12 George often drove the horse and trap to collect…