Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre

Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre is a Registered Charity No. 1197006.

Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre (EMHC) aims to establish a museum in the village, to display the history of this special place, and provide an inspiration for future generations.

It may be a little hard to make out but, in this extract from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, you can see the word ‘Egonesham...
01/01/2025

It may be a little hard to make out but, in this extract from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, you can see the word ‘Egonesham’ written on the third line. Egonesham is believed to have been formed from the name Ægen and the word ‘hamm’, which meant ‘river meadow’. It is one of many names by which Eynsham has been known over history.

To learn more, visit our website https://eynshammuseum.org.uk/january-2025/

Don't miss the much acclaimed "Rural Eynsham" exhibition! This is the last weekend before our winter closure. And you ca...
25/10/2024

Don't miss the much acclaimed "Rural Eynsham" exhibition! This is the last weekend before our winter closure.
And you can still marvel at the model Railway Station too!

How are these two images connected to Eynsham Fishponds?Take a look at the ‘Object of the Month’ on our website to find ...
01/10/2024

How are these two images connected to Eynsham Fishponds?

Take a look at the ‘Object of the Month’ on our website to find out - link in bio at top of page.

Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre, Bartholomew Room, The Square, Eynsham, OX29 4HW. Open Saturday & Sunday, 11am to 4pm.

Second image of a musketeer from the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote, taken at the Annual March in Commemoration of Charles I which happens on the last Sunday of January in London.

Check out the latest issue of Eynsham News for an article all about the Museum, by our own Sarah Medina!Don’t forget you...
27/09/2024

Check out the latest issue of Eynsham News for an article all about the Museum, by our own Sarah Medina!
Don’t forget you can visit this weekend, we’re open 11am to 4pm and would love to see you.

Did you know we also have a website with lots of information about the Museum and our future plans? We have an ‘object o...
08/09/2024

Did you know we also have a website with lots of information about the Museum and our future plans?

We have an ‘object of the month’ feature highlighting some of the items found in and around the village over the years.

Click on the link to find out more: https://eynshammuseum.org.uk/june-2023/

Come along to the museum at the weekends and see our latest exhibition ‘Rural Eynsham’, the trades and businesses which used to be found in the village, and a film showing where you can still spot the original farmhouses..
Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre is open Saturday & Sunday, 11am until 4pm..

July 2023 Post author By Sarah Medina Post date 4 July 2023 No Comments on July 2023 This is a medieval padlock key made of iron. Padlocks were first made by the Romans, and their use spread quickly across the Empire and beyond. This padlock key was found in 2014 in the foundations of a wall of the....

Yesterday one of our visitors asked if we know what happened to the village stocks, shown here in this 1826 drawing by J...
02/09/2024

Yesterday one of our visitors asked if we know what happened to the village stocks, shown here in this 1826 drawing by J.C.Buckler.

We think they probably got re-purposed, rotted away or got thrown away once they were no longer in use. The last recorded use of stocks in the UK was on 11 June 1872, just up the road in Newbury, Berkshire.

If anyone has any more information on the Eynsham stocks, please do let us know!

We’re open today - 1st September - until 4pm. Come along and see our latest exhibition ‘Rural Eynsham’, the trades and b...
01/09/2024

We’re open today - 1st September - until 4pm.

Come along and see our latest exhibition ‘Rural Eynsham’, the trades and businesses which used to be found in the village, and a film showing where you can still spot the original farmhouses.

Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre is open Saturday & Sunday, 11am until 4pm.

We’re pleased to say that we now have a lovely new sign and notice board outside the Bartholomew Room, expertly created ...
27/08/2024

We’re pleased to say that we now have a lovely new sign and notice board outside the Bartholomew Room, expertly created by Mark Watson, with all materials donated by the wonderful Evenlode DIY - thank you!!

This clay tile from Eynsham Abbey, dating from c.1250-1500, is currently on display in the Ashmolean Museum. Spotted by ...
22/08/2024

This clay tile from Eynsham Abbey, dating from c.1250-1500, is currently on display in the Ashmolean Museum. Spotted by eagle-eyed Father Martin Flatman on a recent visit!

To find out more about Eynsham Abbey, pop by Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre at the weekend. We have books for sale on the history of the Abbey, a village trail, postcards and greetings cards. All profits from sales go towards establishing a permanent museum and heritage centre in Eynsham.

Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre, Bartholomew Room, The Square, Eynsham. OX29 4HW.
Open Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday, 11am to 4pm.
Saturday 13 July – 27 October 2024

Interested in learning more about the history of the village?Pop along to the museum on Saturday or Sunday and pick up a...
19/08/2024

Interested in learning more about the history of the village?

Pop along to the museum on Saturday or Sunday and pick up a copy of one of our 3 different leaflets that will guide you round the interesting points in the village.

You can also see our latest exhibition all about ‘Rural Eynsham’, the rich variety of trades and businesses which used to be found in the village, and where you can still spot the original farmhouses.

Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre is open Saturday & Sunday, 11am until 4pm.

We’re open today (Sunday 18th) until 4pm, and it’s a lovely sunny day for a walk through the village!
18/08/2024

We’re open today (Sunday 18th) until 4pm, and it’s a lovely sunny day for a walk through the village!

Eynsham Museum is open today from 11am to 4pm.Pop along and see our latest exhibition ‘Rural Eynsham’ and please ‘like’ ...
17/08/2024

Eynsham Museum is open today from 11am to 4pm.
Pop along and see our latest exhibition ‘Rural Eynsham’ and please ‘like’ and follow this page to stay up to date with new developments and exhibitions.

Our latest exhibition is all about ‘Rural Eynsham’, so come along and learn all about the rich variety of trades and bus...
10/08/2024

Our latest exhibition is all about ‘Rural Eynsham’, so come along and learn all about the rich variety of trades and businesses which used to be found in the village, and where you can still spot the original farmhouses..
Eynsham Museum & Heritage Centre is open Saturday & Sunday, 11am until 4pm.

27/05/2024

Today is the last chance to see our current exhibition - ‘Eynsham’s Lost Railway’ with this wonderful working model railway showing the old Eynsham station.

We’re open today 11am until 4pm,

In the June issue of ‘Eynsham News’, Father Martin Flatman talks about the research that he and Steve Parrinder of Eynsh...
26/05/2024

In the June issue of ‘Eynsham News’, Father Martin Flatman talks about the research that he and Steve Parrinder of Eynsham Museum have been doing for our next exhibition on the Lost Farms of Eynsham.

Did you know for instance, that the Market Garden building used to be ‘Wintles’ farm and farmyard, or that there used to be a cattle market in Swan Street?

Come along to our next exhibition in the Bartholomew Room to find out more!

25/05/2024
The Museum will close on 27th May as we prepare a new Exhibition on the Rural Life of Eynsham. The model railway will st...
14/05/2024

The Museum will close on 27th May as we prepare a new Exhibition on the Rural Life of Eynsham. The model railway will still be running as it was an important of rural life. Look out for milk churns! This new Exhibition will open on Saturday 13th June and run through the Summer opening from 11am till 4.00pm as before on Saturdays. Sundays and Bank Holidays. Do you know which Farm this is?

24/04/2024

The last day of our exhibition on ‘Eynsham’s Lost Railway’ is on 27 May.
Our new exhibition on ‘Rural Eynsham’ opens on Saturday 13th July and continues every weekend and Bank Holiday, 11 am to 4 pm, until Sunday 27th October. It craftily incorporates the model of the railway as the coming of the railway in 1861 significantly contributed to the decline of the village as an isolated, largely agricultural, and self-contained unit, opening up new possibilities for its residents which were given further impetus by the expansion of road transport from the 1930s onwards.
The exhibition will include a photographic display of Eynsham’s development over the years, a video of some of Eynsham’s surviving farm buildings, artefacts, maps, a jigsaw puzzle and, of course, the model!

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