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
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 SawtryLibrary.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of Sawtry History Society will be on Thursday 15th October 2026 when the talk
will be Mud, Blood and Bandages. A talk about medics on the Front Line in WW1 by Ian Langworthy.
A Big Thank You
The 50th Anniversary Open Weekend took place this past weekend, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of September 2026. Sawtry History Society would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came to the Display and supported us in our endeavours. We wanted to mark our 50 years as an organisation and the village helped us do that. We had such an enjoyable time and chatted to so many people who had a genuine interest in History whether it be local history, their own family history, sharing school memories, the house they live in or just looking at old photographs. We want to keep the history of the village alive This makes it all worthwhile. If you have a continuing interest and would like to know more about the History of Sawtry and the surroundin area, please do come along to our Archive where there is much more to see. Details of opening times 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, memorabilia, books, local family, historical information and much more.
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.
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