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Haxey and Westwoodside Heritage Society was founded over 40 years ago with the aim of recording and preserving the history of the Parish.

It is a registered charity entirely self supporting.

02/11/2026

18/10/2026

Haxey Church before the gravestones were removed, then and now.

In the churchyard a major change we can see the result of today was in 1968 the moving of the old, unstable tombstones immediately around the church to a safe position - although it should be noted some were removed entirely and the occasional few found their way into garden paths throughout Haxey.
The remaining stones, some less than 50 years old at the time, were moved to various spots around the church with a large number being positioned against the Western boundary.
Burials had been made around the church for many hundred years (skeletons were found during road improvements) but tombstones were expensive and uncommon until the late 16th and 17th century.
Amongst those left is the Parish War Memorial erected in 1920 and the sundial (although it has been moved) the top of which dates from the 18th century.

26/07/2026

A view of Church Street from Haxey Church Tower - 1960s vs now

11/07/2026

A collection of registers and log books from Haxey Primary School that we acquired earlier this year will be on display in Haxey Memorial Hall tomorrow at the Archaeology weekend from 1pm-5pm.
They date from around 1874 to the later part of the 20th century!
Please come and take a look!

06/07/2026

The 6th July traditionally marks the celebration of the midsummer festival, Haxey Feast, the second annual feast to be held yearly after the Haxey Hood. The Feast later developed into the Haxey Show which was held around a similar date.

The picture below, taken from the Church tower in 1910, shows a fair being held on Church Street.

18/06/2026

A large restoration of St Nicholas Church Haxey took place in 1903. Much of the work was undertaken by parishioners overseen by the stonemasons. The photos below show: Mr James W Cooper, Mr Ross, Mr Brumby, Mr T Norton, Mr Nichols, Mr Walter Curtis and Mr Andrew Rowbotham, along with the Master Mason.

At the time their names were not recorded in the programme that accompanied the grand re-opening service on Monday, 12th October 1903.

A full account of this can be found in our publication "900 years of Haxey Parish Church", available at [email protected]

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