People visiting Swindon over the years have often sent friends and family postcards of the town and now, thanks to The Swindon Society, we have published a vast online collection of vintage cards ...

You are in: Wiltshire > History > Local History > A History of Minety James Lee A recently published book delves deep into the history of the Wiltshire village of Minety, and its unique place in the ...

A recently published book delves deep into the history of the Wiltshire village of Minety, and its unique place in the county. The publication of A History of Minety is the latest published output of ...

Dedication, preface and some plates dated 1810. Vol. 2 has imprint: London, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones, 1819. Vols. 1 and 2 have also added t.-p., engraved. Vol. 1 was published 1810 ...

The research will result in an exhibition telling the story of two centuries of community history.

It may surprise you to know that the first Asian to settle in Swindon arrived here in 1932. Anecdotal evidence suggests that he came from an Indian Punjabi village by the name of “Samra”. He is said ...