Leintwardine History Society

05/10/2026

29/09/2026

Our talk for October is ‘The Mason family of Seedley House, Leintwardine’ given by our very own Viv Simkins. Hope to see you on the 21st.

13/08/2026

On this day in 1645....

If a picture paints a thousand words, this portrait is likely to leave you in no doubt about the nature of this gentleman. Who is it? The Royalist Marmaduke Langdale, who in August 1645, two years into the Civil War, was travelling with the King through the Marches in the hope of drumming up more troops after his defeat at Naseby.

His actions locally may not have helped him realise those hopes! Or can we rely on the partisan anonymous account given by one T.H. to a Parliamentarian newsheet?

To find out what he was accused of doing, visit the Society's web page here. https://leintwardinehs.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/on-this-day-in-1645-the-kings-army-in-leintwardine/

29/07/2026

In 2025 Gaye Edwards (formerly of the Swan Inn) handed an item to LHS Archivist Viv Simkins that had been in her family’s possession for decades. It was a bound handwritten journal filled with detailed memories of a time spent not in Leintwardine but in a place over 9,000 miles away.

It's a fascinating story. To find out more visit the Society's website at https://leintwardinehs.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/from-western-australia-to-leintwardine-and-back-again-the-story-of-gordon-howard-tillys-journal/

10/06/2026

The good folk at Elderwood Books (formerly Aardvark) have unearthed a limited supply of new copies of this book, originally edited by Leominster History Study Group for Leominster Historical Society. If you are interested in the subject you'd best get on over there whilst stocks last!

02/06/2026

On this day in 1638 ‘a great mounde on Mocktree Forrest’ was completed.

To learn more about what this was, and the people who laboured to make it happen, visit…

Bringing the past to life.

17/05/2026

Leintwardine History Society AGM - Wednesday 20th May 2026 at 7:30pm in the Community Centre.

A short talk by John Scrimgeour about Wellbrook Manor, a medieval house in the Golden Valley, followed by the formal business of the AGM.

If the LHS is important to you, you won't want to miss it!

17/05/2026

Thursday 21 May - A tour of the village focused on pre-Norman features as part of the Herfordshire Histories Festival.

Thursday 21 May at 11.00, about 2 hours. Meet at the History Room.

Using recent research, evidence from past excavations, physical features of the village, church and surrounding fields Terry Pearson will explain how he believes the village was used. The tour will look at some evidence of remains in the History Room, the village and at the Church. Terry will explain recent findings and summarise how he is developing his understanding of the early settlement history of the village.

Tour numbers are limited so contact Jonathan Hopkinson at [email protected] beforehand.

Thursday 21 May at 11.00, about 2 hours. Using recent research, evidence from past excavations, physical features of the village, church and surrounding fields to explain how we believe the village was used.