Welcome to Terrington Archive

The Terrington Archive website is sponsored by Terrington Arts, arising from its Terrington 2020-21 project, and contains a collection of material which helps to tell the story of the village up to the present time, including information on Terrington's notable events, people, buildings and places. It is hoped that residents and visitors alike will find something to interest you here. More about the Archive ... Hide information about the Archive

The website was designed and developed by Keith Adkins, who also gathered much of the material and researched and wrote many of the sections with assistance throughout from Jane Hanstock. A number of other people have made contributions and these are acknowledged on the relevant pages. Gerry and Lesley Bradshaw deserve particular mention for their efforts over more than 30 years in collecting and communicating information on the village, its people and its history.

There is much more still to be added. If you have any material which helps to tell the story of the parish and would like to contribute it please e-mail contact@terringtonarchive.net.

This website and its content is copyright of Terrington Arts except where another copyright holder is specified. For permission to copy and re-use material please e-mail contact@terringtonarchive.net.

We're sorry that we do not have the resources to respond to genealogical enquiries; websites such as ancestry, findmypast, familysearch and genuki are intended to help you trace your ancestors and you will find more resources on this website.

Latest additions to Terrington Archive.

Introduction to the parish

Description of the parish
a brief description of the parish, its settlement pattern, location, buildings, and people
General accounts
some accounts which present the story of the parish and its people through time

Maps of the parish
current maps and maps with links to information about places of interest
Walks and footpaths
map of footpaths in the parish and routes of circular walks

Impressions of Terrington
what people have written about the village

Terrington Local History Group
information about the group and its activities

People & community

Photographs
pictures of residents taken in 1933 and 2000 and old pictures of the village
Oral history
interviews with residents talking about times past from the 1930s onwards
Clubs, societies and groups
Terrington Arts, sports teams, bowling club, brass band, choir, walking groups, wine society
Feasts, festivals, and celebrations
how the residents have celebrated and spent their spare time
Terrington businesses
from trades & crafts to buses

Notable locals and local notables
stories of notable people connected with the parish
Analysis of censuses
what censuses tell us about the village community between 1841 and 1939
Trade directories
directories of trades, farmers and gentry from 1820 to 1937
Official records and other documents
Court records, taxation records, deeds and wills
Key periods in the story of the parish
documents and stories from enclosure, 19th century emigration, the two world wars, covid

Places & landscapes

Historic Maps
historic Ordnance Survey and other maps of the parish and wider area
Church and chapels
the church, its records, monuments and inscriptions, war memorials & chapels
Houses
the big houses and who lived and worked in them
Non-residential buildings
schools, pubs, shops, post offices, village halls

Land ownership and tenancy, farms and farming
the story from Domesday Book, through enclosure of the open fields to the present
Landscapes & Geology
descriptions of the landscapes of the Howardian Hills and the underlying geology
Heritage & Archaeology
listings of significant remains and what archaeological investigations have revealed about the earlier inhabitants of Terrington

This website is maintained by Keith Adkins. Contact: contact@terringtonarchive.net