Name: Talk: South Gloucestershire and the Berkeley Plantation, Virginia, 1619-1622
Start: 2026-05-18T00:00:00+01:00
Location: Winterbourne Medieval Barn, BS36 1SE Bristol, United Kingdom

Talk: South Gloucestershire and the Berkeley Plantation, Virginia, 1619-1622

We are delighted to welcome back Philip Ashford to The Barn for another fascinating talk on the often lesser known aspects of local history.
This talk will also be live streamed via zoom. To book an online ticket, please visit: https://www.ticketsource.com/winterbourne-medieval-barn-trust/t-gllyqez
This talk covers the reasons for the 'discovery' of the 'New World', the English role in the 'discovery' and how nations made money from trade and settlement. The second half of the talk covers the departure of two ships from Bristol in 1619 and 1620 to set up a plantation near James Town, Virginia peopled by men and women from Gloucestershire.
Who were these Gloucestershire people, why did they travel and what happened to them including in the native American uprising of 1622.
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We ask for audience to arrange car shares where possible to help reduce the number of cars on site.
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Please do not park along church lane as this obstructs the road for other users and emergency vehicles. Please do not park anywhere other than designated Barn car parks for this event. We cannot control when other car parks are locked and may not be able to assist if you car is parked elsewhere.
There is plenty of bicycle parking at The Barn for those arriving on two wheels and space for drop off / collection if you would like to arrange this.
The Barn’s pop-up bar will be open for this event serving a small selection of drinks and snacks. Cash and card payments are accepted.
The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.
If you wish to avoid the online booking fee then please contact the office to arrange a time to come and book in person.