Confusion and more confusion Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (111) continues the analysis of the resort’s territorial appetite for lands and institutions lying to its east. The vestry elections at Holdenhurst and increasing presence of Bournemouth people on the Christchurch Union’s Board of Guardians provide two examples of this continued process. These advances provoked resentment and reaction. […]
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Rural kinship networks: the wider context
Introduction Two rural kinship networks, detected amongst the dairymen working in Stour valley villages, may offer insights into the societies in which they lived. The terrain and the people Settlements in rural Greater Westover ‘Milk, butter, and farm-house supplies of the very best description, the valley of the Stour abundantly yields.’ Dr A.B. Granville included […]