Portrait of Bampton, Devon, in the Eighteenth Century

By Tom McManamon

Contents

• Introduction
• The Church and Religion
• The Roads and Transport
• Lime Production
• Cloth, Wool, and Leather Manufacture
• The Town Lock-up and the Military
• Welfare of the Poor
• The Market House
• Oath of Allegiance, 1723
• The Calendar Change
• Epidemics
• The Weather
• Appendix 1: Houses with seats in the Church Gallery, 1731
• Appendix 2: Churchwardens in the 18th century
• Appendix 3: Local Inhabitants
• Further Information