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Identified in Lloyd George Survey 1910 as Cottage and land 392Description: Stone and tile cottage:attic, 2 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen and pantry, stone and tile washhouse, lean-to galvanised pigsty, garden and EC Occupier 1910: J T Peacey Owner…

WII Touches OakridgeLuckily this area escaped quite lightly with comparatively few casualties.But there was some excitement; local incidents during the war included four bombs that fell around Tunley in January 1941 which fortunately there were no…

Harry Couldrey was called up at the end of 1942 and returned home in April 1946. He had seen service in eleven different countries and was involved in the D-Day landings. He was in the Norfolk regiment and the Medical Corps and was among those who…

Many villagers can remember life during the years of the Second World War and if asked it is a plane crash that is mostly frequently recalled. On the afternoon of 25 July 1940 a German bomber, a Junkers 88, was brought down by a Hurricane from Kemble…

Information on previous owners gained from documents :(some title deeds, and declaration in 1972 by Kathleen Mary Dangerfield, daughter of Frank Wright, regarding absence of boundary disputes) Richard Gardiner of Oakridge Lynch died intestate in 1864…

Information on previous owners gained from documents :  Richard Gardiner died intestate 1864 and letters of administration granted to his son Cyrus. Cyrus Gardiner died intestate in 1901 possessing this property. Letters of administration granted to…

Also known as Woodland View CottageInformation on owners/ occupiers : 1/3/1879 Henry Edward Restall sold area identified on OS map as 1260 to Joseph Pash for £150 3/7/1905 Conveyance between Joseph Pash, formerly of Bow Middlesex then of Stonehouse…

Extract from Grade 2 Listing description :Detached house. Mid-late C17; early C18 rebuilding. Random rubble and dressed limestone; ashlar, artificial stone and rendered chimneys; stone slate roof, concrete tile to rear. Two- storey with attic. Owners…

Previously known as Yew Tree Cottage (1910) Information on previous owners gained from documents :1910 Lloyd George Survey records Frank R Hill as owner and occupier of “Cottage and land 385 : Stone and tile cottage: 3 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen…