History Society now closing
After seventeen years the NWSAD History Society has finally come to an end. Much has been researched and learned about our villages and others during these informative years. This site preserves that work.
North Hampshire · Founded 2000
Four villages, nine centuries of local history
Welcome to the web site of the North Waltham, Steventon, Ashe and Deane History Society — the local history society for these North Hampshire villages. Formed in February 2000, it encouraged an interest in local history through its programme of events, research, publications and this web site.
Latest news
Society newsOur research themes
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The evolution of local landscapes and buildings
From Norman churches and timber-framed farmhouses to Victorian schools and cottages.
02
Historical events with local impact
Enclosure, turnpikes, the railway, two world wars and the changes they brought to village life.
03
Lives and occupations of villagers past and present
Rectors, farmers, carriers, blacksmiths and the families recorded in parish records and graveyards.
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History Society
Who the society was, when it met, and the booklets and recordings it published.
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North Waltham
St Michael's Church, the village buildings, life from the parish records and the Rathbone Jubilee.
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Steventon
Jane Austen's birthplace: the manor, Saint Nicholas' Church and the long line of its rectors.
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Ashe
Holy Trinity and St Andrew's, its Kempe glass, and the Lefroy family who knew Jane Austen.
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Deane
All Saints' and the Deane House estate, recorded in a gallery of historic photographs.
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Articles
Buses, roads and railways, an ARP team photograph, and memories of village families.
Read moreContacts
Officers and committee members of the society, and how to reach them.
Read morePublications & programmes
All publicationsThe society produced a number of booklets and recordings, and a programme of talks each year. Several are preserved here as PDFs.
- North Waltham — a booklet by Richard Tanner (PDF).
- Programme for 2016–2017, with earlier programmes from 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16.