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Wargrave Local History Society

Founded in 1981

Church Street, circa 1905, seen from Greyhound.jpg
The Old Pavilion, Wargrave Berkshire
Next event

Tuesday September 8th 2026

The People and Places of Bletchley Park
Peter Marcham
Peter is a guide at Bletchley Park, a place where history happened. He will reveal the story of the critically important work of the allied code breakers of WW2

News

July local history visit

Hinton Ampner

Peter Delaney

15 July 2026

July is the time of year when members of the Society make a visit to a place of historic interest, this year the location was Hinton Ampner, between Winchester and Petersfield in Hampshire

New 'From the archives' item added

In 1862 the Wargrave Magazine announced the creation of a Friendly Society in the village

June events

Wargrave Festival
Peter Delaney

27th and 28th June 2026

The activities of the Society in alternate years are linked to the Wargrave Village Festival. For 2026, we had a stand at the Fete and organised an Historic Village Walk

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