Rich HolmesIntroductionAcademia: · Physics Department · Syracuse University · RSH's physics web site Interests: · Games · Genealogy · Morris Dancing · Music · Books |
Map adapted from one by Dave Parry published in Chandler [1]. Parry's map shows Chandler's 151 locations where a morris side was known to have existed between 1660 and 1900. This version shows only 24 of those locations; these are the ones for which information exists about one or more of the dances done, according to Barrand [2]. (Two of Barrand's locations are not included: Lichfield, which is outside the "Cotswold" morris region, and Bessels Leigh, which Chandler does not include among his 151 locations known to have had a side.) County boundaries are those in effect in the 19th century; these were substantially changed in 1974 (and again in 1996?). You can see that the term "Cotswold morris" is something of a misnomer, since most of these locations are east of the Cotswold hills. Here's another, interactive view of this area -- a tagged image based on Google Maps: To learn to pronounce these and other place names without getting sniggered at, consult the Morris Dancer's Pronouncing Gazetteer. The locations on this map, along with Ordnance Survey coordinates and linkes to the tagged map, are:
[1] Keith Chandler, "Ribbons, Bells and Squeaking Fiddles": The Social History of Morris Dancing in the English South Midlands, 1660-1900 // [go back] [2] Anthony G. Barrand, Six Fools and a Dancer: The Timeless Way of the Morris // [go back] |