The
History of Harby in
Nottinghamshire
by Harby
Village
History Group
Foreword by Patrick Mercer OBE MP
The book contains 107 pages,
over 150 black and white and
colour photographs, illustrations,
maps and drawings.
The contents include:
- The
story of Queen Eleanor, wife of King Edward I who died in Harby in 1290
- The
history of All Saints church and nonconformist churches
- A
detailed account of the aeroplane crash in the
village in 1957
- The
history of Harbys schools, trades &
businesses, windmills and village clubs and organisations.
- The
arrival and closure of the railways
- The
changes in farming and agriculture
- The
impact of both World Wars, including RAF Wigsley
- A short history of the neighbouring hamlet of Swinethorpe