Newport Pagnell Historical Society


	Museum Opening times and details of themed exhibitions. The picture shows a Victorian pram donated by the Odell family.		Town Trail Newport Pagnell was at one time the centre of the lace industry, but it was through its importance as a transport centre that the town grew.

	Fairs and Carnivals The old town fair that was held on the market hill, and more recently on the Bury Field common.		Civil War Map Newport Pagnell became a Parliamentary strong hold in 1644. See: Town Trail and Civil War Map

	Newport Pagnell Bridges The most famous is Tickford Bridge, the oldest cast iron bridge in the Western World still carrying main road traffic.		Aston Martin Lagonda Aston Martin production in Newport Pagnell ceased in 2007.

	Taylors Mustard and Mineral Works Founded in 1837 by William Taylor.		History of Odells Ironmongers A Real Life Family Saga 1740-1990

	Newport Pagnell Canal The early 19th century Canal branch was eventually superceded by the Railway.		Lace Makers Tomb Thomas Abbot Hamilton

	Newport Pagnell to Wolverton Branch Line Now a Milton Keynes redway the old railway line closed in 1964.		Bury Field Common Bury Field is a vast area of common land situated to the north west of Newport Pagnell.

	Newport Pagnell Wills Index From 1486 - 1865		Parish Church Graveyard The 1966 Gravestone listing before the landscaping of the Church Yard

	Posse Comitatus-Newport Pagnell 1798 A muster of able bodied men aged 15 to 60 to protect the country from a French Invasion		World War I Letters 1914-1919 Letters sent and received during the war by the families of Newport Pagnell

	Newport Pagnell Fire Insurance A selection of Policy Records showing the relevant properties. This picture C1890 shows the Fire Station then at 27, High Street.