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Thread #81210 Message #1485537
Posted By: GUEST
15-May-05 - 03:34 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ballad of Boughton Fair (Jeff Wesley)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: - Ballad of Boughton Fair
I once did some research on the annual fair at Boughton, Northamptonshire, where there was certainly enough material to write a ballad. However, I don't recall finding one that existed. The fair's main claim to fame was the activities of one Captain Slash (I don't remember his real name) and his gang. Slash I think was hanged in the end. Most information I found was in the local history and archive section of Northampton library.