Bardwell
Introduction
Bardwell is a village near the river Blackbourne, which was recorded in Domesday as "Beordewella". It appears on John Speed's 1610 map as "Berdwell".
This is a lively village with many events being held annually, a good few of them on the village green which sits close to the village centre.
Bardwell Mill is a four storey tower mill, built in 1823. It has been beautifully restored over the first decade or so of the century and has regular open days.
The village hall is set in an Elizabethan tithe barn on Up Street.
The church contains some fine 15th century glass; an early Tudor guildhall stands next to it. Bardwell Mill lost its sails in the great storm of 1987, they were restored in 2010.
Drainage works at Mill Farm in 1970 unearthed a hoard of seven Romano-British pewter dishes.
According to the village website, in 1855 there were two pubs (the Green Man and Six Bells) and three beerhouses (one of which was the Dun Cow). So we have two more to find.
History
The 1869 Kelly's Directory lists William Banham as a beer retailer (also listed as a grocer).
The 1891-92 White's Directory lists Wallace Gaught (Beer retailer & shopkeeper & hurdle maker, pub not named).
The 1900 Kelly's Directory lists Wallace Gaught (Beer retailer & shopkeeper, pub not named).
The 1912 Kelly's Directory lists Wallace Gaught (Beer retailer shopkeeper, pub not named).
The 1916 Kelly's Directory lists Wallace Gaught (Shopkeeper & beer retailer, pub not named) [Might be off sales only].
The 1855 White's Directory lists James Bullock (Beerhouse, pub not named).
The 1861 Census lists …
Acknowledgements
Some historical information from English Heritage's National Monuments Record.
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
