East Hendred - illustration from EAST HENDRED HISTORY

Our parish history is well documented in dozens of books and hundreds of documents from various eras.

We shall try to collect here the most interesting accounts of our village and parish history.

We shall also advise you on additional external links to the other sites which contain chapters about East Hendred and its colourful past.

East Hendred: The Past and The Present - chapters from Mahala Addenbrooke's
book "East Hendred - A Brief Guide" (1971)

East Hendred History - a chapter from The Millennium Record presentation (2000)

The Millennium Record - an illustrated presentation created to record a snapshot of village life in the year 2000.

A Descriptive Account of East Hendred by E.R.Manley, Hon. Secretary of The Hendreds Society (1969) - you can download this document in MS Word format from here.

East Hendred History and Village People stories - a page dedicated to local history on the Parish website

Archaeological Excavations in East Hendred in 1934 which uncovered artefacts from Iron Age, Bronze Age and Roman times.

Click here to find out more about local history and genealogy of local families.