Alfred Beesley (; 1800 – 10 April 1847) was an English

topographer Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the landforms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary scienc ...

and

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. He was an

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to a

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Deddington Deddington is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, south of Banbury. The parish includes two hamlets, Clifton and Hempton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,146. It has been a market town since the 12th cent ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

, but only served a portion of his time, and subsequently devoted himself to literary and scientific pursuits. He died on 10 April 1847, and was buried in

Banbury Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding ...

churchyard. He published a collection of poems, and 'The

History of Banbury Banbury is a circa 1,500-year-old market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell (district), Cherwell District of Oxfordshire, England. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, so ...

, including copious historical and

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notices' in 1841 in 8 volumes.

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* 1800 births 1847 deaths English topographers People from Oxfordshire (before 1974) People from Banbury English male poets 19th-century English poets 19th-century English male writers {{England-writer-stub