Links

Here are some Websites that may be of interest -

Lenton Local Interest

GENUKI's Lenton Page
Extracts from White's 1853 Directory.

The Guys of Bottesford, Leicestershire and Associated Families
Contains extracts from Lenton Parish Records, Baptisms, Burials & Marriages - 1653 to 1848

Holy Trinity and Priory Churches
The website for Holy Trinity Church, Lenton.

Lenton Connections - Lenton Priory

Felmersham History
The website of the villages of Felmersham and Radwell in Bedfordshire.  The local church, St Mary's, was built by the monks of Lenton Priory between 1220 and 1240.

Rushden & District History Society
Northamptonshire based local history society.  Their local church, Rushden St Mary's Church, was donated by the Priory of Lenton.

The Robin Hood Legend
The website of the Robin Hood Society.  Contains a reference to Lenton Priory's part in the Robin Hood legend

University of Bath
Contains the article 'Some Observations on the Earliest Spring Called After Robin Hood' by R.W.Morrell, which shows that in the 15th century the Cluniacs of Lenton Priory built the chapel of St Ann’s Well in Nottingham.

Genealogy and Family History Societies

Nottingham Family History Society
Information about the society and its activities, a Members' Interests index, an Online Bookshop with hundreds of books and microfiches, plus software, search services, subscriptions.

Nottinghamshire Genealogy Society
An Internet based society for those interested in Nottinghamshire genealogy and history.

Nottinghamshire GenWeb
Nottinghamshire page of the EnglandGenWeb Project.  A site offering Bulletin Boards, Surname Interest Pages, Mailing Lists, Resources, On-line Records and information, Local History, Information for newcomers to Genealogy in Nottinghamshire, Locating Nottinghamshire Places and General Resources

Ann Swabey - Professional Family History and Military Research
Ann Swabey has her own links with Lenton although she now lives in south east England.  She has been very helpful with our project to research the names on the Lenton War Memorial and has been able to look up the records of particular servicemen for us at the National Archives in Kew.  By way of thanks we proffer her services to the world wide web.  

Local Photograph Galleries

My Broxtowe Hundred Journal
Photographs and information relating to towns and villages in the Broxtowe Hundred.

Nottingham Gallery
An author and ex student's view of modern Nottingham, following Lace Market, Sneinton, Hockley and city centre redevelopment and renewal

Photo-Ark.co.uk
An online collection of old UK photographs, postcards and images

Picture The Past
The Local Studies Library housed within the Central Library, Angel Row holds an extensive collection of local photographs.  Many of these shots are now accessible via their web site.  This site also contains photographs of the Derby area.

Radford Gallery
Photo gallery of not just Radford, Raleigh images and stories, but photographs of Sneinton, Hyson Green with contributions from all over the world.

Trent Cam
Pictures from the English East Midlands and elsewhere ...

Local History Societies

Nottinghamshire Local History Association
The Nottinghamshire Local History Association was formed in 1953 to bring together organisations and individuals interested in all aspects of local history in the county.

Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
The Society exists to promote interest in, and study of, the history, archaeology and antiquities of the historic county of Nottinghamshire.

Heanor and District Local History Society
Heanor is a market town in Derbyshire, England, very close to the Nottinghamshire border.

The Long Eaton & Sawley Archive
A nostalgic look back at two villages and their development into a thriving town.

Woodborough's Heritage
The website of Woodborough Photographic Recording Group & Woodborough Local History Group.

Local Community Websites

The Crocus Café
Lenton’s first and only fair trade café. Located in Church Square, The Crocus Café and Bakery is a non-profit, volunteer led project.

The Crocus Gallery Project
A community led arts project in the making, with the aim of working closely with the adjacent community run Crocus Café and, in the process, helping to make the Church Square precinct in Lenton, Nottingham a 'must visit' place for people of all ages and all walks of life.

The Lenton Centre
The Lenton Centre is an exciting new venture in the heart of Lenton owned by the people for the people. We aim to be a hub of activity for all the community offering health, well-being, educational and social facilities.

The Park Estate
This is a website for residents of The Park Estate, Nottingham, UK. It allows residents to contribute to the site, participate in discussion groups, upload photographs, submit adverts and news.

Wollaton Online
The community web site for Wollaton and surrounding areas in Nottingham, with information local hotels, restaurants, places, upcoming events and local history

Local History Magazines and Publications

John Townsend Genealogy Books
... buy and sell secondhand books, including family history, transcripts of parish registers, indexes to wills and marriage licences, Kelly's directories (and Pigot's, White's, etc.), Burke's Landed Gentry, peerage and royalty, hearth tax, etc.

The Local History Link
This website is based on a printed publication which has aimed, since 1985, to help publicise the work of authors of local and family history books.

Local History Online
Local History Online for books, news, resources, information, courses and local history contacts. Also a calendar of events and local history books for sale online.

Green's Used Genealogy Books
California based mail order book shop, specialising in Local and Family History publications.  The site contains links to world-wide Genealogical and Historical Societies, listing their publications for sale online.

Local History Courses

Department of History - The University of Nottingham
Information on news and events within the department, plus the Nottingham's Institute for Medieval Studies and links to History Resources on the WWW.

Nottingham Local Interest

BBC Nottingham Website
Everything for Nottinghamshire - Regularly updated news, features, entertainment, sport, travel, webcams and weather. Your guide to life in the city and county.

Nottinghamshire History
The website provides a wide range of material on the history and archaeology of Nottinghamshire for genealogists, local historians and the casual browser with an interest in this relatively unknown county.

Sturmey-Archer History
Until 2000 the Sturmey-Archer factory was based in Lenton.  This site is intended to help preserve the heritage of Sturmey-Archer and to record the various components produced during the 20th century.

Nottingham Connections

Waggonway Research Circle
The only comprehensive site covering the Wollaton Wagonway (England's first cross-country railway) and its builder, Huntingdon Beaumont

Web Rings

- Contains information about villages in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eire.  Showing details of the community, history, culture and trade of the chosen villages.

- Locates, records and co-ordinates all the currently available websites serving village, market town and local communities throughout the United Kingdom to provide the definitive listing.