Welcome to Minchinhampton Local History Group .
We hope the website would help you find the history of the historical Cotswold Market town .
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Upcoming Displays / Walks in JULY & AUGUST
Monday 31 August 9.30am – 16.00pm
Display Undercroft Market House .
NEXT TALK
Sep 25 – The Market House – Minchinhampton and the Civil War
The civil war of 1642-6 tore the country apart, forcing people to take sides. But what happened here? And how were the people of Minchinhampton affected by the war? Local historian Richard Davis takes us back to a dramatic period in the history of the town.
Painting of the lord of the manor during the civil war, Thomas Hickman Windsor, who fought on the royalist side. His eyes will follow you round the town!
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TALKS / WALKS / EVENTS
Dates starting to be confirmed more information below and will be updated with posters asap.
Update 26/03/2026 The dates below has been confirmed at the Market house . More information to follow on speakers for talks ,dates for walks , dates for displays .
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Future dates for 2026
Oct 30 – The Market House – John Putley – Witchfynder – History of witches and tales of Gloucestershire witches
Nov 6 – – Andy Meller – The Glosters at Waterloo.
Dec 11 – The Market House – Patrick Furley – Magic Lantern Christmas Show followed by
AGM.
2027
January – Howard Beard – Talk TBA
Feb 19 – Gareth Howell – Medieval Medicine –
Mar 19 – Barry Simon – The History of Aviation in Gloucestershire
April ? Simon Draper – Lordship in the Landscape: Medieval Manors in the Cotswolds
May 21 – The Market House – Titanic – A 1912 magic lantern show and associated commemorative material.
June
Sep 17 – The Market House – Tony Carver – Gloucestershire & Slavery
Oct 15 – The Market House – Funerary Monuments in Gloucestershire
Nov – TBA
Dec 10 – The Market House – Kirsty Hartsiosis – Christmas Ghosts of Gloucestershire
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Please click on the new History Trail link .
To read about the history trail and to support us ,
A new history trail for Minchinhampton
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Minchinhampton History Trail .We have reached our target and beyond with more donations this helps us maintain for future too .
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we have reached the target .
Update on the project will be on here & our face book page
Thank you for the great support .
People have been travelling in and out of the Stroud valleys for several centuries. How did they get about? This book is the result of research by several local historians into the old roads, paths and tracks that preceded the turnpikes, and into the tollhouses, coaching inns and vehicles that resulted from the increasing demand for long-distance travel. With 160+ pages and 200+ coloured illustrations including several old maps, the book will cost £12. 
