Great Horwood History
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  • About
  • BACKGROUND
    • Great Horwood and Its Setting
    • The Natural Environment
    • D. Jack Smith: Lord Of The Manor
  • Articles
    • Early History of Great Horwood >
      • From Earliest Times to Domesday
      • Medieval and Later Times
    • Buildings
    • Landscape: Farms, Gardens & Allotments
    • The Great Fire of Great Horwood
    • Church and Chapels >
      • St. James Church History
      • St. James Clergy
      • St James Church Choir
      • Bells of St. James
      • Nonconformist Chapels
    • Working Life >
      • Trades and Businesses
      • Lace-Making
    • Schools in Great Horwood >
      • The First 100 Years of School
      • Memories of School - The Second 100 Years
    • Crimes and Calamities >
      • Fever Village: Typhoid Epidemic
      • Tragic Deaths from Long Ago
      • Murder at School End
      • Great Horwood's Criminal Past
      • Further Fires
    • The First World War >
      • The Fallen Of World War I: The Men Behind The Memorials
    • Great Horwood during World War II
    • Village Life & Leisure >
      • Great Horwood Silver Band
      • Women's Institute
      • Amateur Dramatics
      • Scouting and Guiding
      • Sport Clubs
    • Fun and Festivities >
      • Some Early Celebrations
      • Great Horwood Victoria Benefit Club
      • A Year in the Life of a 1950s Child in Great Horwood
      • National Celebrations
      • Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
  • Contact
  • Useful Links

Welcome to Great Horwood History, the website dedicated to discovering the history of Great Horwood and Singleborough.

News:
2 June 2020 - We are sorry to report that D Jack Smith, Lord of the Manor of Great Horwood, passed away on 18 July 2016. He lived in Memphis, Tennessee and the news has only just reached us.
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