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Swinford Museum

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The Swinford Museum is a small museum in the village of Filkins, west Oxfordshire, England.The collection covers local domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools. The museum is housed in a 17th-century cottage. It was founded by George Swinford in 1931, hence the name, with the help of Sir Stafford Cripps.

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Swinford Museum
Rouses Lane, West Oxfordshire Filkins and Broughton Poggs

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