History Introduction
Residents today have very different lives to those that lived here before us and archaeological finds help build a picture of that past.
Swindon museum holds over 100 boxes of finds taken from the Parish, much of which relates to our Roman heritage. A number of ancient ancestors' bodies have been discovered and 3 Roman Hoards. However, Wanborough Parish has been inhabited for many centuries and our history goes back to well before the Romans.
To preserve the past Wanborough has 2 conservation areas, Upper Wanborough and Lower Wanborough, where many of our listed buildings still stand. However, there is much more to the parish than these 2 protected areas. Across the parish we have in total 34 grade I and II listed buildings, the site of a 2nd World War Airfield, a number of Scheduled Monuments, ancient burial mounds and lots of buried archaeology still to be discovered.
The village archives have been a source of information about our more recent past. There are also a number of historical books available that have been used to help build our story, these include:
 - LOWER WANBOROUGH 1925.jpg)
Follow the links below to find a little more out about the lives of some of our ancestors and the historical uses of some of our older buildings;
In remembrance of our former residents
As a community we keep alive the memory of our former residents, and people that have worked here, with a number of different memorials around the villages and by awarding trophies at some of our annual events. Follow the links below to view some of those remembered;
Swindon museum holds over 100 boxes of finds taken from the Parish, much of which relates to our Roman heritage. A number of ancient ancestors' bodies have been discovered and 3 Roman Hoards. However, Wanborough Parish has been inhabited for many centuries and our history goes back to well before the Romans.
To preserve the past Wanborough has 2 conservation areas, Upper Wanborough and Lower Wanborough, where many of our listed buildings still stand. However, there is much more to the parish than these 2 protected areas. Across the parish we have in total 34 grade I and II listed buildings, the site of a 2nd World War Airfield, a number of Scheduled Monuments, ancient burial mounds and lots of buried archaeology still to be discovered.
The village archives have been a source of information about our more recent past. There are also a number of historical books available that have been used to help build our story, these include:
- "A History of Wanborough" by William Morris, original copies are held in Swindon Central Library and at the Swindon Museum
- "Wanborough in Pictures" by Elizabeth Wilson, 2nd hand copies are still in circulation mostly owned by local residents
Follow the links below to find a little more out about the lives of some of our ancestors and the historical uses of some of our older buildings;
- An Introduction to the history of Wanborough
- An exploration into the history of Doroconovium in Wanborough
- The Brewery and Malthouse
- Callas House
- Court Close and Adullem Chapel
- The death of Harriet Crompton
- Evidence of Roman occupation in Wanborough
- Hewer's Bakery
- Honeybone's Clocks
- King Edwards Place - Foxhill
- Murder at Warneage Manor
- The Ropers
- Schools - a History of Schooling in Wanborough Parish
- Tally Ho - The Wanborough Workhouse and Pub
- Wanborough Churches
- Wanborough Manor
- The Weaver's Cottage
In remembrance of our former residents
As a community we keep alive the memory of our former residents, and people that have worked here, with a number of different memorials around the villages and by awarding trophies at some of our annual events. Follow the links below to view some of those remembered;
- Dobbin Day annual distribution of bread given in memory of William Stanley
- George Gibbs and Terry Hall Annual Award made in July at St Andrews Church
- William Gosling Wanborough's VC Hero
- Wanborough Parish Permanent Memorials
- Parish Cups and Trophies
- The War memorial - located inside St Andrews Church