A History of Minsterworth: From Prehistory to 1900

Apart from being one of the best places to watch the unique Severn Bore as it races up the River Severn, Minsterworth has an extremely interesting history dating back to Domesday and before. Terry Moore-Scott has produced an absorbing book entitled "A History of Minsterworth from Pre-History to 1900" which tells the story of a rural village beside the River Severn. The author's detailed research tells us about the development of the village from earliest times and about the manorial lands and their occupants, and helpfully explains the structures of the major families who resided within the area. He gives us a feel of some of the other occupations of the villagers especially those connected to the River Severn. There also some interesting snippets, including the legend of a visit to Minsterworth in 1016 by the Anglo Saxon King of England Edmund Ironside and some very human insights taken from accounts written by William Grasing, a churchwarden and local farmer during the 18th century. This well researched book will be of great interest to historians and it has been written in such a way that we can all readily understand and easily follow the sequence of events. "A History of Minsterworth (From Prehistory to 1900)", ISBN 1873877749, and ISBN 13 9781873877746, is another book from the Cotswold publishers Reardon Publishing.

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS Introduction and Acknowledgements Poem "My Village" (by F W Harvey of Minsterworth) I. General information about the development of Minsterworth The Physical Setting Boundaries and Administrative Divisions Early Placenames and Development of the settlement Communications: Roads The River Railway People and Industries: Population Levels Agriculture Fishing Other Trades and Occupations Buildings II. Minsterworth's Earliest Years (Prehistoric to Anglo Saxon) III. Minsterworth's Medieval Manors Murcott Duni Minsterworth IV. From The Reformation to Queen Victoria Bibliography Appendices: A. Text of an 18th century document certifying the rights and privileges due to inhabitants of Minsterworth in consequence of living within the Duchy of Lancaster. B. Extract for Minsterworth from John Smith's 'Men And Armour for Gloucestershire' of 1608. C. Gloucestershire Military Survey 1522. D. Grade Two Listed Buildings and Other Features in Minsterworth Parish. E. Customs of the Manor of Minsterworth as taken from a Manor Court Roll of 1653. F. Manor Court Roll of 1747. G. Selected extracts from churchwarden's accounts for the period 1770-1796.