Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Could Tavidge and Taynton Parva be the same village

Could Tavidge and Taynton Parva be the same village (reply)

pamclark — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:12:36 +0000

Thanks for your help I will take a look at Taynton Parva and see if it fits.

Could Tavidge and Taynton Parva be the same village (reply)

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:44:57 +0000

Taynton Parva
http://www.glevumdetecting.co.uk/history/taynton_parva.htm

The old village is mentioned in The Domesday Book of 1087 and it is believed that this moat was built in the 12th century. It is thought to have been a Motte and Bailey and would originally have been surmounted by a small timber castle. The old Taynton Church was sited in an adjacent enclosure and old records reveal that at one time the parson dwelt on the moated site. During a Civil War skirmish in 1642 the Royalists burnt the church and parson's house to the ground.

For a comprehensive history of Taynton Parva, see:- “Taynton Parva Deserted Medieval Village Its History and Archaeology” by Sarah Williams.

Bastions Journal Article Murder at Tavidge
I have put into a PDF document in our Stories and Articles section
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/documents-and-articles

Murder at Tavidge? (reply)

kiwiceltic — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:44:14 +0000

Go to this website
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:d0-6LZOTwnkJ:www.fotd.findingviews.com/Bastion%27s...

Lost Village of Tavidge

pamclark — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:22:14 +0000

Have been reading about the lost village of Tavidge which until the Great Plague of 1665 ws found in the Forest of Dean. Does anyone know where in the forest Tavidge was?