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Rev A H W Blake

Rev A H W Blake, Rector of Compton 1902-1903, a widely published photographer with ...

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Shawford War Memorial Centenary

Shawford War Memorial Centenary

The Shawford War Memorial dedication in July 1920 which preceded the official dedication ...

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Thomas Rickman memorial plaque

Rev Thomas Rickman

Rev Thomas Rickman, Rector of Compton 1776-81. Details of his life and that of his ...

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Crocks of Gold

Crocks of Gold

Crocks of Gold – the discovery that the Parish Hall’s chipped 60-year ...

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Rev A H W Blake, Rector of Compton 1902-1903, a widely published photographer with an international reputation

Rev A H W Blake

Shawford War Memorial Centenary

The Shawford War Memorial dedication in July 1920 which preceded the official dedication by the Bishop of Winchester in April 1921

Shawford War Memorial Centenary

Thomas Rickman memorial plaque

Rev Thomas Rickman, Rector of Compton 1776-81. Details of his life and that of his son, the statistician John Rickman.

Rev Thomas Rickman

Crocks of Gold

Crocks of Gold - the discovery that the Parish Hall's chipped 60-year old plates were worth serious money

Crocks of Gold

White Star Line Plates

White Star Line Plates - used for 60 years as parish hall crockery and finally sold to collectors of Titanic memorabilia.

White Star Line Plates

Barbara Clegg and the CCC

Barbara Clegg and the CCC - a self-help group for women suffering loneliness, isolation and domestic abuse which ran from 1936 for 55 years

Barbara Clegg and the CCC

Growing up in Compton

Growing up in Compton in the late 1950s and early 1960s - childhood memories by Phil Rawlings

Growing up in Compton in the 1950s and 1960s

LHS Meeting 30 March 2020

LHS Meeting 30 March 2020 - we regret that this meeting has been cancelled, or at least postponed until further notice.

LHS Meeting 30 March 2020

Why nine Parish Councillors

Why do we have nine Parish Councillors? Because in 1894 the parish asked that the newly created Parish Council have nine rather than the proposed five.

Why nine Parish Councillors?

LHS Meeting Thursday 2 May 2019

LHS Meeting Monday 21 October 2019: planned future activities, graveyard survey, Heathcote's letters home from Peru, Roman Road and Hollow Way

LHS Meeting Monday 21 October 2019

Meeting Report Thursday 2 May 2019

Meeting Report Thursday 2 May 2019: The discovery and publication of Barbara Clegg's long-hidden history of Compton & Shawford, future activities.

Meeting Report Thursday 2 May 2019

The Otterbourne Road

The Otterbourne Road: A brief history of tracks, routes and roads in Compton & Shawford with references to J.S.Drew and J.P.Williams-Freeman

The Otterbourne Road

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About the History Society

Compton & Shawford Local History Society aims to be the focal point for local people with an interest in the area’s rich history. We run occasional open meetings and publish articles in the Parish Magazine and on this website.

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