Jessica Lloyd May

Jessica Lloyd May is a doctoral researcher in History and Folklore at the University of Nottingham, specialising in the exploration of community, identity and history through folk customs. Her research particularly focuses on the Randwick Wap of Gloucestershire as a study of the complexity and value of folk customs as both a part of community life, and as a unique historical source. This study spans the documented history of the custom into present day, bringing historical narratives together with contemporary oral histories for a comprehensive view of a folk custom.