Literary Eynsham 14 Jun 2022 (Eynsham Heritage) A list of Eynsham-based writers and publications about Eynsham. The story starts with Aelfric, of course...

This list is a work in progress, prompted by the forthcoming commemoration of Ælfric Grammaticus on 1 July. Do get in touch to expand it!

Author links are for entries on our website. Feel free to disregard the commercial book links: other suppliers are available ;-) Why not start in Eynsham Library?

* = lives or lived in Eynsham

Aelfric* - Letter to the Monks of Eynsham (c1005) and numerous other writings; study by Eynsham Primary School (2005)

Don Chapman*

• Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City (2008)
• Wearing the Trousers: Fashion, Freedom and the Rise of the Modern Woman (2017)

Elizabeth de Villiers – Swinford Bridge (1969)

Jonathan Ferrier* – Arvor’s Schooldays (2013) – children’s paperback, in Post Office

Eric Gordon* - St Hugh and Eynsham Abbey (1986)

Alan Hardy – Eynsham: A Village and its Abbey (2003)

Martin Harris

• The Changing Faces of Eynsham – books 1-3 (1997-2002)
• Eynsham Carnival Through the Years (2016)

Mollie Harris* aka Martha Woodford of the Archers – From Acre End records the memories of Eynsham residents

Doreen Hockedy & others* – The Eynsham Cookbook (2010)

Tim Jordan*

• Cotswold Barns (2006)
• Cotswold Stone Barns (2011)

Penelope Lively – The Ghost of Thomas Kempe (1973) – children’s book, loosely based in Eynsham

Steve Lord* – Walking with Charlie: in the footsteps of the Forty-Five (2003)

Mary Oakeley* – The Long Timetable (1997) – autobiography

Nick Page* – over 80 (!) books on religious themes, for both adults and children

Steve Parrinder* – The Lost Abbey of Eynsham (2019)

Helen Peacocke*

• Paws Under the Table: dog-friendly pubs and walks from Oxford to the Cotswolds (2009)
• Paws for History: dog-friendly pubs and walks in Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds (2010)

Pamela Richards*

• Eynsham: A Chronicle (2005)
• Eynsham: A Place of Sure Foundation (2011)

Lilian Wright* – St Leonard’s Eynsham: the story of an English parish church (2^nd edn, 1987)

Thanks to Martin Harris’s study in Eynsham Record 25 (2008) pp 4-9.