‘To the most wanting of the parish’: reflections on the creation of a fictional dole and calendar custom

Parkes-Nield, Sophie

‘To the most wanting of the parish’: reflections on the creation of a fictional dole and calendar custom

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PARKES-NIELD, Sophie (2025). ‘To the most wanting of the parish’: reflections on the creation of a fictional dole and calendar custom. Journal of Festival Culture Inquiry and Analysis, 4 (1), 212-223. [Article]

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Abstract

The fictional tradition of the Cornley cake is inspired by the customary dole, a feature of a small number of calendar customs of England whereby the affluent in a particular parish provide money or food for the poor, often upon their death and in the following years through a will.

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212-223

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