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Exploring the History of our Local Area
Welcome to the Pulford & Poulton Local History Group
Welcome to the Pulford & Poulton Local History Group
From its beginning in 2000 the History Group has maintained a programme of monthly talks from guest speakers on a host of local history topics.
Visits to local places of interest also feature in the group’s programme.
The group manages an archive available to members of local historical documents and photographs that have been donated by local people.
The local history group is involved in encouraging research into the history of Cheshire, and spreading the enjoyment of knowing about it, especially as it applies to the parish of Pulford and Poulton. This website gives an introduction to this history from the earliest days to the present as well as providing information about our current activities.
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Meetings are held in Pulford Village Hall starting at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
7.30pm Wednesday 21st October
7.30pm Wednesday 21st October
"Liverpool Shipping Lines"
by David Hearn
Over the years Liverpool has been the home port of many shipping lines which covered every part of the globe.
Some of the lines may be familiar but others have disappeared into the past and are almost unknown yet all have interesting stories.
7.30pm Wednesday 18th November
7.30pm Wednesday 18th November
"Update on the Poulton Dig'"
by Dr Kevin Cootes
Kevin Cootes, Director of the Poulton Research Project, will give his annual update on progress at the local archaeological site in Poulton. The Poulton Research Project has been revealing the ancient occupation of the area dating back to the Stone Age as well as burials in the graveyard of a medieval chapel. As an archaeological site of regional importance, it has appeared on national television, most recently in the BBC archaeology series, 'Digging for Britain'.
2.00pm, Thursday 21st January
2.00pm, Thursday 21st January
"The Grosvenor Family and Halls of Eaton"
by Louise Benson
Louise Benson, Archivist of the Eaton Estate, will tell the history of the Duke of Westminster's family, the Grosvenors, and Eaton Hall, their ancestral home since the 15th Century. There have been several Halls built and modified over the centuries and Pulford and Poulton used to be part of the Eaton Estate until the early 20th Century.
This is an afternoon meeting followed by tea and cakes.
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