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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.

2019/2010 Talks Programme published!  Go to the ‘What’s On’ page.

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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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  • Samplers

    Samplers

    In the Archives we have four lovely samplers with a family connection, although the final link is not yet made. ...
  • Campden Market Hall

    Campden Market Hall

    The Market Hall was not a Wool Market as is sometimes said, but a Produce or Butter Market.  It was ...
  • 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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  • Joseph Arch visits Campden

    Joseph Arch visits Campden

    Did you see last week’s Countryfile? Joseph Arch, the charismatic leader of the new National Agricultural Workers Union came to Campden ...
  • Nicholas Feild, apothecary, and Mary his wife

    Nicholas Feild, apothecary, and Mary his wife

    Our item ‘From the Archives’ this month is a document dated 1765.  It has been in the Archives for many ...
  • Campden Police Station in view

    Campden Police Station in view

    The history of Campden Police Station has a new look! Sam Fogarty Boyce, a Year 10 student at Chipping Campden Academy, ...
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    The Old Police Station
    High Street
    Chipping Campden
    Gloucestershire
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