Bawtry History - Bawtry Heritage

The History of Bawtry

A very brief history of Bawtry is presented on our home page. Here, we present original papers written by members of the Bawtry Heritage Group. This is very much “a work in progress”; more material will be added as it is created. The papers will also be lodged in Bawtry Community Library. All of the papers may be downloaded or copied free of charge, although a donation to BHG would be appreciated. We will also include items written by third parties. There is a brief description of each paper or an extract from it, and they are to be found in several sections according to their historical era. The papers are followed by the Bawtry census returns from 1841 to 1911.

Detailed information, including images, about individual buildings or sites, is also accessible under the “Significant Buildings/Sites” tab.

There is a wealth of material which includes information about Bawtry that has been published or is contained on other websites. This material is referenced under the “Other Resouces” tab, which also includes complete original historical works and historical maps where they have been digitised and are copyright free. These works and maps may be downloaded.

Although the history papers currently presented on the site are by BHG members, anyone may submit a paper for our consideration of whether it should go onto the site. Click here to see how.

The sections and their contents are as follows:

The Prehistoric & Roman section presently contains two papers about Bawtry in Roman times.

The Medieval section presently contains papers about the Battle of the Idle, Bawtry being a Norman “planted” town, Bawtry wharf, and Robert de Morton.

The Early Modern section presently contains a paper about the Pilgrim Fathers, who were closely associated with the Bawtry area.

The Georgian & Victorian section presently contains papers about Bawtry in the coaching era, and the fact that Bawtry nearly became a railway and colliery town.

The Modern section contains papers about “Ida’s View”, Methodism in Bawtry and its connection with the Phoenix Theatre, including a history of the Amateur Dramatic Society, Bawtry and its RAF connection, and the Scouts in Bawtry 1967 to 1977. It also contains a World War 1 Honour Roll, detailing men from Bawtry who lost their lives in the war. There is also a video clip of an electric car in Bawtry in 1974, video and photographs of the Bawtry Pram Race, and an audio file about Bawtry in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

The Tall Tales and Horrible Histories section is self explanatory.

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