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Chipping Campden History

Chipping Campden
History Society

Bringing local history to life

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Bringing local history to life
  • Armistice Day 1918/2018
    Today we commemorate all those who contributed to the war effort 1914-1918 – not only those who fought, and died, ...
    Armistice Day 1918/2018
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    Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the history of Chipping Campden and surrounding area.

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Welcome to the website of Chipping Campden History Society – browse information about the history of the town and nearby villages, explore our archives and find out about our current activities and publications.

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Our office in The Old Police Station is open to visitors on Wednesdays from 2.00pm – 4.00pm and Saturday from 10.00am – 12 noon and at other times by appointment.  Telephone 01386 848840 or email us to make an appointment.

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  • CCHS Members' Section

    CCHS Members' Section

    A new initiative for CCHS members – a password-protected section We have created a new section of this website for current ...
  • Explore our archive

    Explore our archive

  • Get in touch

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  • 180 Years of Gloucestershire Police

    180 Years of Gloucestershire Police

    Formation of Gloucestershire Police Sir Robert Peel’s 1839 Constabulary Act enabled counties to set up police forces paid out of the ...
  • Samplers

    Samplers

    In the Archives we have four lovely samplers with a family connection, although the final link is not yet made. ...
  • Campden in the early 1600s

    Campden in the early 1600s

    At the start of the seventeenth century Chipping Campden, though no longer a centre for the wool trade, was an ...
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  • Samplers

    Samplers

    In the Archives we have four lovely samplers with a family connection, although the final link is not yet made. ...
  • Women's Suffrage in Campden

    Women's Suffrage in Campden

    Women’s suffrage was discussed in the countryside as well as in the towns…. In 1893 the Evesham Journal reported on the ...
  • The Howse which was so Faire

    The Howse which was so Faire

    Discovering Campden House and Gardens CCHS has published a book which describes the research findings of our Heritage Lottery Fund project.  ...
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  • Campden War Memorials

    Campden War Memorials

    As well as the prominent memorial in the centre of Campden, there are others in different locations that include more ...
  • Smallpox, Chickenpox, or Something Else?

    Smallpox, Chickenpox, or Something Else?

    “Smallpox, Chickenpox,or Something Else?: The Gloucester Epidemic of 1923.” Clearly many people were interested and intrigued by the title, and a ...
  • Buying a new car?

    Buying a new car?

    Photographs of two of the first motor cars seen in Campden are amongst the 16,000 digital images stored in our ...
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    The Old Police Station
    High Street
    Chipping Campden
    Gloucestershire
    GL55 6HB
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