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1 Administrative practices and the ‘middling sort’

Place, practice and identity in eighteenth-century rural England

Abstract

Alistair Mutch examines administrative practices in eighteenth century rural parishes, using the evidence of churchwardens’ records from the Deanery of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, complemented by details of parish life from contemporary diaries. Churchwardens were part of the ‘middling sort’, elite parish office holders whose freedom in devising their own administrative practices meant patterns of accountability often varied considerably between parishes. These practices depended much on the personal character of the office holder, whose degree of local autonomy reproduced a very ‘Anglican form of authority’. Churchwardens’ stewardship of money and conduct of accounts meetings had a personal, sociable dimension which contrasted with the rigorous, disciplined ‘forms of accountability’ associated with kirk sessions in Scotland during the same period, and these distinctive patterns of administrative order deserve greater attention, because of their potential to offer new perspectives on emerging notions of national identity and difference.

Abstract

Alistair Mutch examines administrative practices in eighteenth century rural parishes, using the evidence of churchwardens’ records from the Deanery of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, complemented by details of parish life from contemporary diaries. Churchwardens were part of the ‘middling sort’, elite parish office holders whose freedom in devising their own administrative practices meant patterns of accountability often varied considerably between parishes. These practices depended much on the personal character of the office holder, whose degree of local autonomy reproduced a very ‘Anglican form of authority’. Churchwardens’ stewardship of money and conduct of accounts meetings had a personal, sociable dimension which contrasted with the rigorous, disciplined ‘forms of accountability’ associated with kirk sessions in Scotland during the same period, and these distinctive patterns of administrative order deserve greater attention, because of their potential to offer new perspectives on emerging notions of national identity and difference.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. List of figures ix
  5. Notes on contributors x
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1 Administrative practices and the ‘middling sort’ 19
  8. 2 Local history enthusiasts 39
  9. 3 Memorial mania 63
  10. 4 Fifty years ahead of its time? 84
  11. 5 Daddy, what did you find to laugh about in the Great War? 109
  12. 6 Voluntary action in the ‘welfare state’ 132
  13. 7 The continuing tradition of civic pride 152
  14. 8 From ‘marriage bureau’ to ‘points of view’ 180
  15. 9 ‘Hoping you’ll give me some guidance about this thing called money’ 202
  16. Index 221
People, places and identities
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch People, places and identities
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526107572.00007

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. List of figures ix
  5. Notes on contributors x
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1 Administrative practices and the ‘middling sort’ 19
  8. 2 Local history enthusiasts 39
  9. 3 Memorial mania 63
  10. 4 Fifty years ahead of its time? 84
  11. 5 Daddy, what did you find to laugh about in the Great War? 109
  12. 6 Voluntary action in the ‘welfare state’ 132
  13. 7 The continuing tradition of civic pride 152
  14. 8 From ‘marriage bureau’ to ‘points of view’ 180
  15. 9 ‘Hoping you’ll give me some guidance about this thing called money’ 202
  16. Index 221
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