The White Horse and the Village of Uffington, by J Cooper and S Smith
Published by the authors in 2004, 54 pages. Softback (N4872)
Uffington is a village in Oxfordshire that lies a few miles south of Faringdon, and it is perhaps best known for the White Horse hill figure nearby. This book provides a fascinating brief history of the village and it's people - the very people that have cared for the white horse over the generations and centuries. Sections include:
- Before the White Horse (10,000BC to 700BC)
- The WHite Horse (700BC-43AD)
- Romano-British Period
- Invaders and Settlers
- Medieval
- Post Medival Society
- Victorian Uffington
- The Twentieth Century
The book is illustrated throughout with several small black and white photographs, drawings and maps
Condition of the book is generally very good. The covers are clean and bright, the spine is tight and intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. The book bows gently upwards along the left and right hand edges, from where it has been stored flat on the shelves.
| Condition | New |