6 Battalion R.E.M.E. - Stationed in Tidworth, but Hungerford is their "home town".
Aeroplanes on the Common - Evocative images from 1912-13
Ambulance Service in Hungerford - From 1935 to 2000
Apprenticeships and Charities - from 1600 to the present day
Archaeological Digs - About 17 local digs since 1979
Audio Archives (Oral History) - Recordings of 17 interviews with elderly residents made between 1973 and 1993
Berkshire Yeomanry - From 1794 to the present day, including the Hungerford Troop
"Black Legend" - The film made in 1948 by John Schlessinger about the story behind Combe Gibbett
Building Materials in Hungerford - Timber framing, bricks, Bath stone, flint, thatch and roofing slate
Burgage Plots - The narrow strips of land dating back to the "planned" town in the 13th century
Canal - The story of the Kennet and Avon Canal
Caring for the Poor - From the medieval period to the 20th century)
Clubs and Groups - Links to over fifty past and current town organisations
Coaching - From the medieval and tudor period to our "Golden Age" and beyond
Councils - Parish, RDC and Town
"Crescent and Star" badge of Hungerford - Hungerford's official emblem
Crimes - From the 13th century to the 20th century
Curiosities of Hungerford - A collection of wonderful oddities relating to Hungerford
Dating old photographs of Hungerford - Tips and cluse to when old photos were taken
Domesday Manors around Hungerford - Brief information about the ten Domesday manors in the area
Duchy of Lancaster Rentals & Surveys - Rent Rolls and Surveys from 1470 to 1676
Electoral Reform and Hungerford's Electorate - A brief outline from the 1832 Reform Act to the present day
Elizabethan Hungerford - Large section about Hungerford from 1558 to 1603
Emigration to New Zealand, 1840 - A meeting in Hungerford about Free Passage to New Zealand
Enclosure - Land enclosure around Hungerford from the 13th century to the 19th century
Fairs and Markets - From our market of 1248 to the markets and fairs of the present-day
Fire Service, fires and fire-marks - The Great Fire of Hungerford, fire engines, fire marks and more...
Georgian Hungerford - Expanding the timeline of Hungerford's Golden Age
Glossary of historic terms and phrases
Ham village in the 1950s - A snapshot in time
Hearth Tax 1662-1688 - All about the Hearth Tax and specific Hungerford records
How Hungerford got its name - The three possible roots
Hungerford in 1937 - John Allen's notes
Hungerford in 1795 - A detailed look at Hungerford in the Georgian period
Hungerford in 1900-1918 - Recollections of lifelong resident Barbara Hope née Astley
Hungerford in 1900-1920 - Recollections of "Jimmy" in the 1960s
Inflation and the cost of living - The cost of domestic items in 1869
Inns & Alehouses - with links to all of Hungerford's 43 hostelries
James & Co, Agricultural Millers 1910-86 - The story of a successful local firm
John Wesley's visits to Hungerford, 1735-1790 - The great man was here at least 17 times
Law and Order - from the 14th to 20th centuries
Loyal Toast "The King, Duke of Lancaster" - The reason why it is Hungerford's Loyal Toast
Manorial History of Hungerford - From the Domesday Book to 1743
Manor of Hungerford Engleford - From 1420 to 1743
Maps and Charts - The huge collection of local maps and plans, some available on-line
Markets & Fairs - From our market of 1248 to the markets and fairs of the present-day
Medicine in Hungerford - From the 13th century to the present day
Miscellaneous and unusual oddities! - Items of historic interest - from the bizarre to the ridiculous!
Non-conformism in Hungerford - The national and local history
Oral History (Audio Archives & Transcripts) - Recordings of 17 interviews with elderly residents made between 1973 and 1993
Origins of the name Hungerford - The three possible roots
Parliamentary Reform - From the 1832 Reform Act to 2000
Photographic Archives - Over 12,000 photographs
Police - The history of the police in Hungerford from 1856
Population and Censuses - How little Hungerford grew over the centuries
Postal Service - A comprehensive article from the Royal Posts of Elizabethan times to the present day
Prehistoric Hungerford - From the Paleolithic to the Iron Age
Railway - From 1847 to now - a comprehansive record of the lines, stations, signal boxes, events and staff
Reminiscences (Audio Archives) - An evocative insight into earlier life and times in Hungerford
Roman Hungerford - So what did the Romans do for us around Hungerford?
Royal Charters - From the 14th to 16th centuries
Royal visits (and others) - So many important visitors including William of Orange and George VI
Rural Calendar - the seasons and Saints' Days
Rural Crafts - From wood turners to hurdle makers and tanners - and so many more
Schools - a comprehensive record of schooling in Hungerford - more than 40 schools
Street furniture - Highlighting some of the interesting items to see around the town
Telephone System - From the telegraph system in 1870 and the first manual telephone exchange in 1904
Timber-frame Buildings - Highlighting some of the many timber-frame buildings in Hungerford
Tithe Award, 1848 - A key resource for local historians
Town and Manor of Hungerford - The key hub with links to the many articles about the T&M
Town Clocks & Sun dials - From 1658 to the present day
Trades & Occupations - From the 16th to 20th centuries
Trade Directories - From 1790 to 2010
Transport - Canal, Coaching, Railway
Tudor Hungerford - What happened in Hungerford during these 100 years
Turnpike Trusts - All about the local turnpikes from the 17th to 19th centuries
War Memorials and the stories behind the names - With links to all the names on the memorials around the town
Windows - a look at how window styles changed - a key clue to the age of buildings


The Canal Wharf, 2011