Sawtry History
Local History of Sawtry and the Surrounding Villages
Welcome To Sawtry History Website. This site is in conjunction with Sawtry History Society. New historical information will be posted as Latest News on the Home Page below. 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.
Latest News
SAWTRY HISTORY SOCIETY
Next Meeting
The next meeting of Sawtry History Society will be on Thursday 17th September 2026 when the talk
will be by local thatcher and Sawtry resident Chris Dodson on "The Art of Thatching". Details Below.
Sawtry History Society Archive
The archive of Sawtry History Society is open on the third Saturday of the month from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon and is located in the Sawtry Community Centre, next to Sawtry Library for local and family history,archaeological information and for other local and general historical research. It is free to use. We have a large collection of maps, photograph albums, books, memorabilia, local family and historical information and much more.
Contact email address:
Due to the SHS 50th Anniversary
Open Weekend on 19th and 20th September the normal opening of
the Archive will be on the following Saturday 26th September from
10.00 am to 12.00 noon next to
Sawtry Library.
Sawtry Archaeology
Sawtry Archaeology is part of Sawtry History Society. There are many ongoing Archaeological projects in Sawtry and the surrounding villages. If you would like more information or would like to be involved please click on the Sawtry Archaeology website link to find out about these projects and the contact email below.