Website produced and maintained for the Hungerford Historical Association
by Hugh Pihlens

Special historical events in Hungerford (in chronological order):

Great Fire of Hungerford, 1566
Civil War, 1642-51
William of Orange meets Commissioners of James II at The Bear, 1688
George III's Golden Jubilee, 25th October 1809
Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1821
Bare Knuckle Fight on Hungerford Common, 1827
Agricultural "Swing" Riots, 22nd November 1830
Autumn Manoeuvres around Hungerford, 1872
Police Murders, 11th December 1876
Rural Sports, 11th April 1887
Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 21st June 1887
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 20th June 1897
King George V's visit, October 1912
World War I, 1914-18
War Memorial Dedication Service, 1921
Charnham Street Floods, 1932
Hungerford in 1937
World War II, 1939-45
Steam Rallies on the Common, 1970-78
Archaeological dig at Undy's Farm, 1988-89
Victorian Extravaganza, 1992-present
Hungerford Fish Mortality, 1998