The History of Atherstone

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Welcome to the history of Atherstone website, a project to bring together in one place as much information about the history of Atherstone and the surrounding area as possible. The town of Atherstone has a long, vibrant, varied and in many ways, an arguably historically important past. Our aim is to record this past for prosperity whilst bringing it to light to a contemporary audience.

Please note, every article on this website is a work in progress, we are constantly seeking to update and improve the information here. Please check back regularly as we have plenty of new articles lined up for the fututre. Additions, corrections, obmissions, personal memories, are all welcome (no matter how large or small), in fact we positively encourage it! Contact Us

To begin please select an Atherstone History article from the menu on the right.

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Help build your communities shared knowledge and preserve Atherstone's historical past forever by contributing your local history knowledge to the Atherstone History website. Just look for the form at the bottom of every history article and fill it in.

Perhaps your looking for help in researching your local ancestors? Got a burning query about the past of Atherstone or the surrouding area? Then ask your question here, in front of 1000s of monthly visitors and many, many local people. Just look for the form at the bottom of every history article and fill it in.

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