Newent Local History Society has been established for more than 40 years. Meetings are held locally on the second Thursday in the month (except December) and are on a variety of topics covering local, national and international history. Last year’s subjects included Nurse Edith Cavell; the landscape legacy of the Normans; battlefield county – castles, battles and riot; and a social history of poverty, pestilence and privies.
Our summer visits for July and August 2026 were a visit to Madresfield Court and a trip to Much Wenlock to explore the site where the modern Olympic Games were inspired by Dr William Penny Brookes. In 2025 our visits included a guided walk around Monmouth and an outing to Caerleon in south Wales to visit the Roman Barrack & Amphitheatre.
NEXT MEETING:
Our next meeting will follow our two summer trips and take place on Thursday, 10th September 2026 at 7.30pm at Sheppard House, Sheppard Way, Newent GL18 1TL. Simon Draper will be talking under the title “Lordship in the Landscape: Medieval manors in the Cotswolds”.
New members are always welcome. Just come along to Sheppard House (just off Onslow Road in Newent) on the second Thursday in the month and ask for Linda Price.
Hi, I have emailed membership to join but as yet await reply. I am visiting Newent in a couple of weeks to do some family research and wanted to be join the society to learn about Newent, customs and people. Please can you help.
Dear Caer Rice-Smith
Many thanks for your enquiry. Our membership secretary is Linda Price
linda-price@hotmail.com. I will forward your email to her and no doubt she will be in touch in the near future. Look forward to meeting you at one of our meetings.
With best wishes Janet McLarty Treasurer