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Originally Newnham was one of the five ancient boroughs of Gloucestershire west of the Severn. Conveniently situated for hunting in the Forest of Dean, it was visited by William II, Henry I, Henry II and Edward III, both Henrys signing charters here.
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Brief History of the Armoury Village Hall. In 2013 it was...
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Newnham History Group; Library – 516296; Newbies – Tuesday...
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Newnham History Research Group is a small band of members...
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The PTFA (Parents Teachers & Friends Association) are a...
- Skittles
History Group > Historical Collection; All Our Yesterdays;...
- Newnham Lights
Newnham Lights The Newnham Lighting Group help make the High...
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The Friendship Club is a social club for the over 50s which...
- Cricket Club – Wedding Reception Venue
Newnham Cricket Club hosted its first wedding event in...
- Armoury Village Hall
5 days ago · Land in Newnham was described in the 12th century as by the ditch of the old castle, and there were similar descriptions c. 1240 and in 1418; in the early 13th century land in Newnham was identified as being by the chapel of the old castle.
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Newnham Houses Unravelled This comprises three loose-leaf volumes. It is a collection of in-depth studies of individual Newnham houses and of the families associated with them. It developed from the study of individual houses in The Newnham Historical Collection. The third volume was published in June 2024. Volume 1 comprises 10 studies: Castle Hou...
Guide to St. Peter’s Church, Newnham,Third edition (2015). Available in St Peter’s Church The Newnham Millennium Heritage Walk (2000). (Out of print.) This was superseded by a new walk booklet in 2020 (see below) An article for the Forest of Dean Local History Society’s journal The New Regard, No. 16, 2001, entitled ‘Newnham on Severn: A Century of...
In addition we have an extensive digital record of Newnham material, including Census records, photographs, and information on gravestones in the older part of the churchyard. We are working to make this more accessible. We meet every month or so and would love to welcome more members interested in studying the history of Newnham. For further infor...
Newnham owes its existence to its favourable position on the River Severn, and has been an important river port and a centre of ship-building and fishing. A fee-paying ferry to Arlingham, carrying passengers and livestock, existed from 1802 until after the Second World War, when it gradually went out of use. The photo of passengers waiting for a fe...
The railway (the main line from Gloucester to South Wales) came to Newnham in the 1850s and there was a station (of which there is now no trace) at Newnham till 1964. There was also a railmotor service to Cinderford and Drybrook (1907–1958) and a branch line to Bullo Pill (closed 1968). This photo from about 1910 shows a train standing at platform ...
In the early 20th century day-trippers came by train (often by the railmotor from the Forest) to Newnham to play and picnic on the sands. Care had to be taken with the incoming tide due to the speed of the water. Constant changes to the current and flood defence schemes in the 1980s have removed the sands but made the area safer.
St Peter’s Church is now the only place of worship in the village, but in the early 20th century there were several others. The present church (the latest of a succession of churches) dates mainly from 1881, a fire having destroyed all but the tower of the previous building. The house in the foreground of this photo was demolished in 1911 and a new...
This 1950s photo of the Lower High Street shows the clock tower, which was erected by public subscription in 1875. This photo was taken before the Surgery was built (in the 1980s), and before the substantial building known as The Beeches was demolished (in 1968) to allow the road to be widened. (The name is retained in a street name and in the popu...
4 days ago · Hugh de Newnham was lord of it in the reign of king Henry I. and then held it of the St. Johns, who were the king's tenants in chief for it. He was a benefactor to the priory of St. Andrew, in Rochester, to which, among other premises, he gave the church of the adjoining parish of Norton.
Newnham’s history is closely linked with the river Severn. In Roman times, three important roads (including the major military coast road) converged on Newnham and a ford existed, linking the forest with the Roman road network on the east side of the Severn.
In 1171, Henry II of England staged an invasion of Ireland from Newnham. One account claimed that he set sail with 400 ships and 5,000 men, which suggests its importance as a port. For a time Newnham was the most successful Gloucestershire town west of the Severn.
Newnham is a suburb of the city of Cambridge in England. Historically, the name refers to a hamlet centred on a mill on the River Cam, a short distance to the southwest of the city centre. The modern council ward of Newnham covers much of the west of the city.
