Local history

Learn what local history is and how you can explore the history of your own local area.

Explore how you can find out what your town used to look like and what it can tell you about your area's history.

Explore what plaques are and the amazing history they could tell you about your area.

Find how maps can tell you about major parts of your area and how its local history has changed over many years.

Learn more about statues and the famous people that may have lived in a local area.

Explore what is contained in archives and what they can tell you about your local history.

Find out what a census tells us about the lives of people who lived in your area.

Explore how newspapers can tell us about what happened in the past in our local area.

Find how to combine different sources to learn about your local history.

Find out how to be a local history detective and uncover the World War One stories from your area.