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  WELCOME 

   Recording and Preserving History  

    for Future Generations    

 **** WORKSHOPS  ****
Weekly "Face-to-Face" Workshop meetings in the Romsey Town Hall Basement
each Monday (just drop in)
between 10.00 a.m. to Noon.   (except Bank Holidays ) 

For other times (including evenings) by arrangement -
either by email:
romsey.history@gmail.com
or
by phone to the chairman
01794 367701
Romsey Local History Society

*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme *** 

Images from the  Romsey  Local History Society  Collection  -   
Hover for a description

The next Main Event is on 

 Click "Here"  to see "Events" for Jan 2026 - June 2026 

May be subject to change so please check back now & then. 

A Zoom "Chat" meeting 

will be held at 11 a.m.  on the "Third" Thursday of

each Month as follows :-

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Thursday 16th April

11.00 a.m. via Zoom
Topic:

  Discussion on

Spurshot / Spursholt

in Romsey Extra

 led by

Mary Harris​ 

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​​The "Survey of  Romsey  Project" (SORP) group will meet on the "First"

 Thursday of each month between

9.30 a.m.  - 11.30 a.m.

at the Town Hall and by "Zoom" if requested.​

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Next meeting of SORP

is on Thursday

2nd April - 9.30 a.m.

Topic - Romsey Field Names + East Side of  

Church Street

Members who have already provided their email address

to the Society will be sent a

'Link' and 'Passcode' which

can then be used to join

"Zoom" meetings

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Please Contact us well

beforehand if you require

help in joining any

future "Zoom" meetings .

 Zoom "Online" Talks
- Click "Here" to see how
to attend these Meetings

The Next "Main Event is live on

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Monday 20th April at 7.30pm

A Historian's Search for the

Everyday Life of Townspeople

in the late Middle Ages
Speaker: Prof Chris Woolgar
Venue: Town Hall Court Room

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​and then on

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Wednesday 22nd April at 6.00 p.m.
A Walk - to Studley Castle, site

of Medieval Hunting Lodge 

 by Romsey & District Society

- click here for more details and

to book your place with

Mike Townend
Leader : Professor Roger Leech
Meet at : Telegraph Hill Car Park off

the B3080 ( Roger Penny Way )

Note: 

Possible new "Forestry England"

Parking charges may apply via

Ringo app - so check their website.

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followed by on 

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Friday 24th April -  2pm coffee

for 2.30pm start

Ampfield - A Slide Show
Host: Lynda Emery
Venue: Town Hall Court Room​​

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​and then on 

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Thursday 30th April 7.30pm

Netley Abbey

Speaker: Dr Cheryl Butler
Venue: Town Hall Court Room

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Why not visit our Associated Society

Wellow History Society  at

wellowhistory.wixsite.com/wellow

With the current interest in

King John's House

since the fire, one of
our committee members,

Jean Brent,

has written an article about

“King John’s House: its

Origins, Purpose and Decline".

This article introduces a
number of ideas about the   building which are

interesting to consider.

To all members of Romsey Local History Society : We will send out newsletters, notifications and changes by email.  To receive these then, if you have not already done so, please send your email address, to  romsey.history@gmail.com . 

Past Newsletters can also be viewed on the website under "Romsey's History" on the menu, for you to print out.  If requested a paper version of the Newsletters is available.
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Click on Romsey Abbey Saxon Rood to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project" 
Events

Book sales - please click on  "Buy Our Books" to have a browse and maybe place an order. 

  Why not Join Us  

We are an active group of over 250 members which includes local amateur historians and archaeologists, whose aims are to research, record and preserve the history of Romsey and local areas for future generations.

Click any button or underlined text to read more or to view external web pages. Some photos will enlarge when clicked.

The Town Hall Basement, 1 Market Place, Romsey, Hants. SO51 8YZ

Email :

romsey.history@gmail.com

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Romsey Local History Society
is part of the LTVAS Group
 (The Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group).
LTVAS Group is a registered charity No. 271293

© 2014 - 2026 Romsey Local History Society (LTVAS Group). 

Web site created

December 2014 

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Webmaster - Alec Morley 

romsey.history@gmail.com 

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