Welcome to our website!
Researching Rutland
Copyright © Rutland Local History and Record Society - All rights reserved
Registered Charity No 700273
Discover
a
wealth
of
information
about
England’s
smallest
County,
with
its
Roman
and
Anglo
-
Saxon
settlements,
its
castles
and
grand
houses,
its
royal
forests,
its
ancient
churches
and
its
beautiful
stone-built
villages.
The
website
is
free
to
access,
but
by
becoming
a
member
of
our
Society
you
will
be
offered
the
opportunity
to
really
get
involved
on
a
personal
level
in
the
story
of
the county.
Society
publications
cover
a
wide
range
of
subjects
connected
with
the
history
of
Rutland,
and
they
are
listed
and
reviewed
here.
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,
many
of
which
are
contributed
by
our
members.
Back
copies
of
the
most
recent
issues
are
generally still available.
All out-of-print issues are available FOC here
.
In
addition,
our
Archaeological
Group
provides
opportunities
for
our
members
to
get
involved
with
real
archaeology
in
Rutland
-
field-walking,
surveying,
research,
artefacts
identification
and
preparation
of
reports
for
Historic
Environment
Records
and
the
Heritage
Gateway.
Recently,
our
group
provided
valuable
practical
assistance
during
the
excavation
of
the
newly
discovered
Roman
Villa site in the heart of the County.
Do
you
have
a
desire
to
find
out
more
about
your
Rutland
ancestors,
or
the
house,
village
or
town
you live in, or simply the rich history of the county itself?
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
Welcome to our website!
