Introduction
Researching Rutland
Copyright © Rutland Local History and Record Society - All rights reserved
Registered Charity No 700273
Welcome
to
the
Web
pages
of
Rutland
Local
History
&
Record
Society.
The
only
society
for
you
if
your
interest
is
the
history
and
people
of
England's
smallest
county,
with
its
Roman
and
Anglo
-
Saxon
settlements,
its
castles,
its
former
royal forest, its ancient churches and stone
-
built villages and its two old market towns.
The
Rutland
Record
Society,
formed
in
1979,
combined
in
1991
with
the
Rutland
Local
History
Society,
founded
in
the
1930s,
to
form
the
Rutland
Local
History
&
Record
Society.
In
1993,
the
Rutland
Field
Research
Group
for
Archaeology
&
History, founded in 1971, also amalgamated with the Society. The enlarged Society has a world
-
wide membership.
Our
Archaeological
Group
provides
opportunities
for
all
members
to
get
involved
with
real
archaeology
in
Rutland
-
field-walking, metal detecting, surveying, research, identification, preparation of reports, social events and more.
All
our
society
publications
are
concerned
with
some
aspect
of
Rutland's
history.
They are
listed
and
reviewed.
‘
Rutland Record
’ is the Society's journal, published annually and free to members.
The
journal
is
a
unique
collection
of
historical
articles
about
our
ancient
county.
Back
copies
of
the
most
recent
issues
are still available,
while all out-of-print issues can be read on this website
.
Are
you
interested
in
the
history
of
England's
smallest
county.
Do
you
have
the
desire
to
find
out
more
about
your
Rutland town, village, hamlet, house or ancestors?
If so, why not join us?
Welcome
to
the
Web
pages
of
Rutland
Local
History
&
Record
Society.
The
only
society
for
you
if
your
interest
is
the
history
and
people
of
England's
smallest
county,
with
its
Roman
and
Anglo
-
Saxon
settlements,
its
castles,
its
former
royal
forest,
its
ancient
churches
and stone-built villages and its two old market towns.
The
Rutland
Record
Society,
formed
in
1979,
combined
in
1991
with
the
Rutland
Local
History
Society,
founded
in
the
1930s,
to
form
the
Rutland
Local
History
&
Record
Society.
In
1993,
the
Rutland
Field
Research
Group
for
Archaeology
&
History,
founded
in
1971,
also
amalgamated
with
the
Society.
The
enlarged
Society
has
a
world
-
wide membership.
Our
Archaeological
Group
provides
opportunities
for
all
members
to
get
involved
with
real
archaeology
in
Rutland
-
field-walking,
metal
detecting,
surveying,
research,
identification,
preparation
of
reports,
social events and more.
All
our
society
publications
are
concerned
with
some
aspect
of
Rutland's
history.
They are
listed
and
reviewed.
‘Rutland
Record’
is
the
Society's journal, published annually and free to members.
The
journal
is
a
unique
collection
of
historical
articles
about
our
ancient
county.
Back
copies
of
the
most
recent
issues
are
still
available,
while all out-of-print issues can be read on this website
.
Are
you
interested
in
the
history
of
England's
smallest
county.
Do
you
have
the
desire
to
find
out
more
about
your
Rutland
town,
village,
hamlet, house or ancestors?
If so, why not join us
?
Rutland Local History & Record Society
Copyright © Rutland Local History and Record Society
Registered Charity No 700273
Introduction
