You can read the programme for this year’s (2023/24) talkshere.

Contacting the Local History Group

The Local History Group welcomes enquiries from those interested in the history of the area; the people who once lived here, the buildings, the places and events. We are interested in hearing about any information relating to your family members you are researching and can help with any photographs you might need interpreting. Although we are not a Genealogy Society we will endevour to answer your questions, though we recommend you contact theBuckinghamshire Family History Society who are best placed to deal with family history.

If you would like to contact the Local History Group our email address islocalhistorygroup@cholesbury.com

The Local History Group regularly publishes an excellentnewsletter for members.

Previous editions

The Local History Group has published several articles here as well as in theirNewsletter.

A history of Cholesbury & St Leonards parish – From Danish tax collectors to Chiltern District Council

Iron Age hill fort – An Iron Age Hill fort in our midst

Cholesbury and the Poor Laws – Bankruptcy strikes in the Chilterns

The Putnams of Hawridge and Cholesbury – Our connection to the New Colonies

Pubs in the Hilltop Villages – The hilltop villages were  thirsty places in years gone by

Hedgerows  – What story can these hedgerows tell about the history of our locality?

Beating the Bounds – When walking round in circles makes good sense.

Grim’s Ditch – Neither grim nor really a ditch

Cholesbury village hall – “Men’s Club”, as was

TheMillennium Map project

Field names survey

The Baldwins of Connecticut – How a family fled persecution to find a New Haven across the Pond

TheReverend William Day – an extraordinary case!

Mr Gilbert, I presume

TheBattle of Trafalgar – a local hero

To submit events for inclusion here please use thecontact form.