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Now available

A companion volume to

Alderbury & Whaddon: A Millennium Mosaic, the general history of the villages.

 

 

 

 

 

The Hatcher Review   An index to all 50 editions of Salisbury’s local history journal

 

Village history

 

 

 

 

Parish magazine  We scanning copies the parish magazine

 

The post office

 

 

This new book gives details of the local history research undertaken over the last ten years:

 

·         Alderbury in Wartime, including evacuees and the “Man who never was”

·         Water supply, before it was freely available at the turn of a tap

·         Alderbury at work: some past occupations, and some present ones that you may be surprised to find in the villages

·         More about Alderbury’s people, including the original occupants of Alderbury House

·         Ivychurch Priory; its history, including its decline and fall, and its subsequent history

·         Some original field research into the earliest signs of habitation in our area

An update on the school’s history as the “new school” nears its 20th anniversary

 

 

 

Memories of local people  Life in times past, in Alderbury and Whaddon

 

Inns & Alehouses

 

 

 

 

Trafalgar Park & House Given to Lord Nelson’s family after the Battle of Trafalgar

 

Village war memorial

 

 

 

 

Longford Castle  A principal influence on the village and its people

 

St Mary’s Church

 

 

 

 

70th anniversary of Dunkirk  Read about Alderbury at Dunkirk in 1940

 

Historical walk

 

 

 

 

River & canal navigation  Read about the Avon Navigation and the ill-fated canal

 

Views of Alderbury

 

 

 

 

 

Alderbury clubs & societies  Read about football and cricket in Alderbury

 

Current research

 

 

 

 

Old news !  Extracts from old newspapers on Alderbury & Whaddon

 

Publications

 

 

 

 

Domesday – 1086  What was Alderbury like in the 11th century?

 

Links

 

 

 

 

The Saxons in Alderbury  Was there significant Saxon activity around Alderbury?

 

FAQs

 

 

 

 

The Alderbury branch line  Did trains really stop in Alderbury?  Where is  Alderbury Junction?

 

Archive articles

 

 

 

 

From pre-history to the Romans  What was Alderbury like in ancient times?

 

Contact us

 

 

 

 

Village names  The origins of the names for Alderbury & Whaddon

 

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