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
There is no meeting of the Sawtry History Society in the month of
August. This is when we take a
short summer break. The next
meeting 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".​
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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.
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Upton History Morning
As a result of speaking to several people at the History Morning at Upton Church on 12th July 2026. I have put a link below to the History of Upton cum Coppingford Parish, which was also known as Copmanford during the late medieval period. This Parish history can be found on British History Online. I will continue to put any interesting information about Upton and Coppingford as I come accross it.​
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Marilyn Gautreaux
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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.
Contact email address:
British History Online Upton Cum Copmanford Parish