Corporate Open DS/UK/13739 Chipping Campden Morris Dancers; 1700s-; English morris side Chipping Campden Morris Dancers 1700s- English morris side Chipping Campden Morris Men Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England (formed)

Dance Group; Morris There aren’t many traditional dance teams that can attest to an unbroken history of some 300 years, the Chipping Campden Morris Men claim to be one of just a handful. They’re based in the North Cotswold town of the same name which has a long agricultural history and in particular; the wool trade The Chipping Campden Morris Dancers have long been a part of their community and the earliest records refer to a side existing in Campden in the 1700’s. They are one of only four traditional Cotswold sides that exist today who have an unbroken history. The Campden side dances a unique tradition that can be found no where else, and the dances and steps form part of a living tradition which is passed on from one generation to the next. No other Morris sides dance Campden and this is something which is respected throughout the Morris community. http://www.dancingengland.co.uk/chipping-campden-morris-men-a-traditional-cotswold-side-with-an-unbroken-history-from-the-1700s/ (September 2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 3/12/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 f659a912-29ef-4541-bc2a-c0609ff6c68b