The Hanleys’ Village Society was formed in 2003 to be the focal point for the heritage of Hanley Castle and Hanley Swan. It carries out local history research, holds talks and activities related to the interests of members, arranges exhibitions and publishes a quarterly newsletter.
Further details from the Secretary: Malcolm Fare.
Pyndar Lodge
Roberts End
Hanley Swan
WORCESTER
WR8 0DN
Tel: 01684 311994
Hanley Castle & Hanley Swan newsletters
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| HANLEY MATTERS INDEX | ||
| Current edition: | 49 | Earliest Map of the Castle, Multi-Talented Tenant Farmer |
| 48 | A Brief History of Ripple to 1086 | |
| 47 | Hidden Tewkesbury, Roman and Medieval Finds, Flu and Sausages | |
| 46 | Hanley Castle Dig, Magic Lanterns | |
| 45 | The History of Cider, Eleanor of Aquitaine | |
| 44 | The Care of Timber-Framed Buildings, Market Towns | |
| 43 | The Railway Children, Morris Dancing | |
| 42 | Some of Hanley’s Historic Houses, Stanbrook Abbey | |
| 41 | Before the Railways, Worcester Cathedral | |
| 40 | Dame Laura Knight,Worcestershire Wildlife Trust | |
| 39 | Sentenced to Beyond the Seas, 200 Years of Shopping, Castle Mound Dig | |
| 38 | From Hartlebury to Heaven, Open Day, Unlucky King John | |
| 37 | Cromwell and the Battle of Worcester, The Common Soldier | |
| 36 | A Year on Bredon Hill, British Comic Papers, Roman Hanley | |
| 35 | Staffordshire Hoard revealed, Open Day | |
| 34 | Birmingham back-to-backs, Duke of York’s visit to Hanley | |
| 33 | What did the Romans do for us? Defford Airfield, Book Launch | |
| 32 | Contents Sale of Blackmore Park Mansion | |
| 31 | Roman site at Hanley Castle, a stonemason’s life, Tudor Worcester | |
| 30 | Stephen Ballard – Railway Engineer, Old Garden Tools | |
| 29 | When Science came to Malvern, Test Pit Finds in 2011, The Big Dig | |
| 28 | Days of Steam, Idle Women, Community Art Project | |
| 27 | Enclosures Workshop, House History Workshop, Test Pit Digs, Inn Signs | |
| 26 | Test Pit Reports (first series), History Workshops | |
| 25 | Madresfield Court, Field Walk and Test Pit Finds | |
| 24 | Holy Well Spring Water, Working Boats, AGM | |
| 23 | Pottery Identification, Community Education Scheme | |
| 22 | Malvern Hills, Wartime Hospitals, Quay Lane Geophys Survey | |
| 21 | Community Education Scheme, Ancient Trees, Charlie Williams | |
| 20 | Local Railways, History Open Day, Mystery Cavern | |
| 19 | Commandery, Milestones, Hanley Commoners | |
| 18 | Three Churches, Field Walk, Buildings Survey | |
| 17 | River Severn Trade, Bredon Hill Walk, History Open Day | |
| 16 | Malvern Hills Geology, Malvern Memories | |
| 15 | Piers Plowman, Worcester’s Heritage | |
| 14 | Castle Mound Survey, Croome Park, History Open Day | |
| 13 | Worcester Porcelain, Civil War | |
| 12 | RAF Links, Four Churches | |
| 11 | Iron Age Hill Forts, Dowsing at Cross Hands, History Open Day | |
| 10 | Vernacular Architecture, History Open Day, Worcestershire Churches | |
| 9 | Avoncroft, Malvern Hills | |
| 8 | Farming Changes, Historic Environment Record | |
| 7 | Environment, Malvern Chase, Local Dialect | |
| 6 | Wartime Worcestershire, Castle and Manor | |
| 5 | Ham Court, Dowsing | |
| 4 | Hanley Archives, History Open Day | |
| 3 | Potters, Archaeology of the Hanleys | |
| 2 | Dowsing Survey, Navigating the River Severn | |
| 1 | Village Society Aims | |
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