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Oral History
Would you like to get involved in your village history by providing some content for the website? If you would like your memories of the village recorded or would like help recording someone else’s memories then please contact us on admin@leicestershirevillages.com and we’ll help you to get started.
- Guide to recording memories
This is a guide to recording oral history interviews developed by the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
According to Kelly's Directory, in 1921 Foxton parish and village had a population of 348 and an area of 1,876 acres of land and 17 of water.
The following links will take you to sound clips from interviews held by the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
- Pub
A memory of the Black Horse pub
- Transport
Charabancs and pony and traps
- Foxton Locks
See if you can follow this description of using the locks at Foxton
The full interviews these clips are taken from are available to listen to at the Records Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Quote the reference numbers under the sound clips.
You can find all the audio clips on the Leicestershire Villages website by clicking in the drop down box in the 'Search' section at the top right of this page. Choose 'Multimedia' and press Search. This takes you to the Multimedia Browser where you should search 'All Villages' for 'Audio'
Last Updated Fri, 24 Nov, 2006.