The Bampton Archive was founded in 2002 to record and save the social history of this unique village in Oxfordshire.
The publicly accessible archive database contains thousands of records relating to life in the village past and present. These include photographs, documents, newspaper cuttings, sound and video files and much more. Each one of them is an important part of the telling of the story of the village: from photographs of the restoration of the church bells; to a stone age hand axe; to the history of the WWII airfields around the village; to the documenting of the filming of Downton Abbey in Bampton.
The restored Old Grammar School
As well as the new roof, this included building a new staircase, strengthening of the upper floor to modern requirements for public use, and the fitting out of the upper floor to accommodate local exhibitions as well as our digital archive of the village
The searchable database
The searchable archive contains items relating to life in the village past and present. These include photographs, documents, newspaper cuttings, sound and video files and much more.
Books and videos
You can access and read copies of all our books and publications as well as purchase them right here.
All proceeds from sales go back to the Bampton Community Archive and your support is much needed and very much appreciated
New Book Release - May 2023
Mapping Bampton - A Journey in Space and Time by Will Fenton
“From whichever direction you approach Bampton, it never fails to present itself in the most startling manner. Defying the low-lying and broadly featureless modern agricultural landscape, a traveller is somehow still unexpectedly confronted with the sudden appearance against the horizon of the darting spire of the Church of St. Mary”
Click here to buy a copy for just £20
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Bampton Community Hub
The Bampton Community Hub at the Old Grammar School is located in the Old Grammar School in Church View Bampton. After a year-long restoration project this wonderful building is now open again and ready to welcome local residents and visitors alike.
West Ox Arts
