Sawtry History
Local History of Sawtry and the Surrounding Villages
Welcome To Sawtry History Website. This site is in conjunction with Sawtry Hisatory Society. New historical information will be posted as Latest News on the Home Page below.There is a Feature Page where an item from a current history event or from our historical past will be a monthly feature.
On our "In Focus" page we will take an item of interest whether it is a notable person, a landmark, a book, a resource, a historical event or just some interesting facts and put it under the spotlight. The Local History Articles page has some articles about Sawtry Abbey, St Andrews Church and other interesting items. Check out this Local History link to pages where many different topics of our local history can be found. You can contribute to our memories page if you have a particular childhood memory or a memory of Sawtry, the surrounding villages and their people. Just contact us on the email address above to contribute. Read some of the memories here.
In Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of VE DAY
8th May 1945 - 8th May 2025
Let us remember the
Fallen of Sawtry in World War Two
Sawtry Village Street Party for the children of the village in front of The Chequers Pub May 1945
On the 80th Anniversary of V E Day let us also remember the Fallen of Sawtry in World War One. Click on underlined section to view
New This Month
Celebrations of the 457th Bomb Group at Conington Airfield, known as RAF Glatton in wartime, on VE day 8th May 1945
Sawtry History Society
The talk at the May meeting of Sawtry History Society is by Peter Clarkson MBE, Emeritus Associate of the Scott Polar Research Institute on the subject of "Sir Ernest Shackleton, A Polar Life" on 17th May 2025 at 7.30pm. Meeting Venue is the Methodist Church, 9 Green End Road Sawtry. Visitors Welcome
History Articles
This month's historical articles are on the
continuing theme of Sawtry Businesses. The Feature Article this month is the story of Sawtry 's Public Houses, those we currently have in the village and sadly those that no longer exist. The "In Focus" article has old photo's and information.
Feature Article
The History of Public Houses in Sawtry and the Surrounding Area
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In Focus Article
Old photos and information on Sawtry's Public Houses.
Link Below for previous articles
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