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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 - Annual Meeting - 22nd March 2018

    Wivenhoe History Group - Annual Meeting - 22nd March 2018

    With Andrew Phillips as our guest speaker
  • 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
  • Walking the Parish Boundary

    Walking the Parish Boundary

    Article: Essex Standard 31 May 1858
  • Pageant of Sail, Wivenhoe, Essex

    Pageant of Sail, Wivenhoe, Essex

    Short film sponsored by the Wivenhoe Yacht Owners Association in 1968
  • Rear Admiral John Lee Barber's 90th Birthday Celebration - April 1995

    Rear Admiral John Lee Barber's 90th Birthday Celebration - April 1995

    Rear Admiral John Lee Barber lived on the Quay in Wivenhoe during the 1980s - 1990s
Main topics
  • Activities of the History Group (38)
  • Arts (42)
  • Clubs & Organisations (56)
  • Events (235)
  • Heritage Assets (14)
  • Maps, Books, Articles etc (125)
  • Maritime (101)
  • People (192)
  • Places & Buildings (148)
  • Planning and Local Gov't (26)
  • Railway & Transport (32)
  • Shops, Trade & Industry (73)
  • Streets (162)
Recent comments
  • Linda Dart on Film made about the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea RailwayA lovely look at the area where one of my ancestors grew up. Thank you for posting it on the...
  • Simon on The Visitors’ Book. In Francis Bacon’s Shadow: The Lives of Richard Chopping and Denis Wirth-MillerA book that really captures the beauty and horror of the extraordinary lives of Richard Chopping and Denis Wirth-Miller in...

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