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.
Sawtry History Society
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Sawtry Archaeology
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For local residents of Sawtry, the History Society is planning a trip to Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, home to the famous decoding machine known as Enigma and the Decoding Mission in World War Two that helped Britain win the war. It is a really interesting place and chronicles the mission of the decoders and Alan Turing's development of the Enigma machine. Details and contact points for booking seats on poster above
Sawtry Archaeology is part of Sawtry History Society. If you would like more information about ongoing Archaeological projects of Sawtry and the surrounding afrea or would like to be involved please click on the Sawtry Archaeological website link and the contact email below.
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Link below to Sawtry Archaeology Articles on this website
Archaeology Articles