Sawtry History
Local History of Sawtry and the Surrounding Villages
Welcome to the Sawtry History website. This website is in conjunction with Sawtry History Society. Here you will find lots of information about the history of Sawtry and the surrounding villages. If you would like some local history information or would like to contribute to this website, click on the contact us page link below. Click on the other links below for more information about this website and for information on Sawtry History Society. Scroll down this page for Latest News items.
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.
Latest News
The talk at the meeting of Sawtry History Society in September is on D- Day and the Normandy Aftermath, presented by Richard Gibbons. Visitors are welcome.
New This Month
September 2024
This month's Feature Article is on::
and the "In Focus" item continues the story of Thomas Blinkhorn of Sawtry:
Open Weekend
Sawtry History Society will be holding a Local History Open Weekend on Sat 21st & Sun 22nd September at the Old School Hall. Opening times 11.00am to 4.00pm on both days. For some of the contributors, please see poster on left.