This is an interesting site maintained by John Clare, the Deputy Head at Greenfield School. Lots of useful information to be found – did you know that in Norman times, Aycliffe Village was a concentration camp?
July 12, 2006
July 12, 2006
This is an interesting site maintained by John Clare, the Deputy Head at Greenfield School. Lots of useful information to be found – did you know that in Norman times, Aycliffe Village was a concentration camp?
July 19, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Where is the evidence that Aycliffe village was a concentration camp in Norman times?
July 19, 2006 at 11:14 pm
It is in the article written by John Clare – if you follow the link in the post you should find it
July 29, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Yes, I have read John Clare’s article, but from where does he get his evidence that Aycliffe was a concentration camp?
September 26, 2007 at 9:45 pm
When the Normas laid waste to Northern England they rounded up what saxons were left over and basically used them as slave labour ( serfs ).
The layout of most of the villages in the area follow a similar plan, and historical documents also back this up. Its not John Clare using artistic license so to speak.