Classified lists of the merchants, bankers, professional gentlemen, manufacturers and traders in the counties of Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutlandshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Monmouthshire. Also covers the nobility, gentry, clergy, farmers, carriers, publicans and other trades for these counties.... More Info
A translation of the Domesday records that were originally completed in 1086. This is one the country's earliest records and could be seen as an early forerunner to the census. It documents land owners, land type and size, the value of land, and people under their employment. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Contains over 730 pages... More Info
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Bill Nourish (now in his nineties) has been writing down his memories of his boyhood and youth in Langham for a number of years and all of them are included in Langham Village History Group’s archive. On several occasions, Bill has told us that he has “run dry” but fortunately, this has not been the case. Thanks are due to Freda Smithson, Bill’s typist, and to Brenda Witcomb for her ill...More Info
Langham Remembers Them tells the stories of the men of Langham and Barleythorpe who lost their lives in the Great War: their photographs, their backgrounds, their regiments, where they fought and the circumstances of their deaths. It is the Village History Group's 2014 tribute to these brave men. Contents include - Author’s Introduction; Background to the Great War; Call to Arms; 5th Battalio...More Info
This book explores the lives of many of the people who fought at the Battle of Barnet. This person-by-person approach gives a picture of the life, society and culture of the late fifteenth century that goes far beyond the fight for the throne. This A4 format book of some 152 pages has been extensively researched. It is lavishly illustrated and a delight to read, being divided up into articles ...More Info