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Wivenhoe's History

Discover Wivenhoe’s rich past from the Domesday Book to yesterday

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Discover Wivenhoe’s rich past from the Domesday Book to yesterday
  • Introducing this website
    Introducing this website
  • Discover Wivenhoe and the First World War
    Discover Wivenhoe and the First World War

This website records the history of Wivenhoe. Click on the list of Main Topics [below] to view our collection of local historical material, which includes photos, old documents and the memories of local people.

The site is run by volunteers from the Wivenhoe History Group. You can contribute to this web site too by clicking on the Contribute link in the top line.

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About this website
Featured pages
  • Wivenhoe History Group - Meeting about the History of St Mary's Church

    Wivenhoe History Group - Meeting about the History of St Mary's Church

    Friday 8th June at 7.30pm in St Mary's Church
  • About John Stewart who died February 2018

    About John Stewart who died February 2018

    John Stewart collected a huge number of photographs and other Wivenhoe memorabilia known as the Wivenhoe Memories Collection
  • Wivenhoe's Roll of Honour - First World War 1914 - 1918

    Wivenhoe's Roll of Honour - First World War 1914 - 1918

    This list of people from Wivenhoe who served in WW1 was compiled by Ian Valentine in 2016
Recent pages
  • Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887

    Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887

    Wivenhoe celebrations for the Jubilee
  • Wivenhoe Dam, Queensland, Australia

    Wivenhoe Dam, Queensland, Australia

    The origins of its name
  • 1799 Survey Map of Wivenhoe (2)

    1799 Survey Map of Wivenhoe (2)

    An expanded version with accompanying lists of parcel deeds and references
Main topics
  • Activities of the History Group (39)
  • Arts (42)
  • Clubs & Organisations (56)
  • Events (237)
  • Heritage Assets (14)
  • Maps, Books, Articles etc (126)
  • Maritime (101)
  • People (192)
  • Places & Buildings (148)
  • Planning and Local Gov't (26)
  • Railway & Transport (32)
  • Shops, Trade & Industry (73)
  • Streets (162)
Recent comments
  • Peter Hill on Daryl Williamson: Childhood Memories – A Wivenhoe Lad in the 1960sHello Anita. Thank you for your contribution. Presumably you have seen the posts about the Allotments in which your Dad...
  • Anita Dufton on Daryl Williamson: Childhood Memories – A Wivenhoe Lad in the 1960sLovely memories, remember it well. I often had to take the co-op book down for mum and can still remember...

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