Welcome to the website of
the Stow Civic Society.
If you're a member, you'll find lots of current information here about the Society's activities.
If you're a visitor,
please feel free to explore the site to find out more about the Society and about the rich history
of Stow-on-the-Wold.
Have your say now!
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Civil War plaque unveiling
BBC TV, radio
and national press in Stow
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Heroes and Villains
of the Civil War!
Packed audience hear how Cromwell liked to joke
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Forty walkers turn out for guided tour of Stow battlefield
Simon Marsh and Tony Spicer
of the Battlefields Trust had their own verbal battle
on Sunday 25 March.
Simon argued that the Battle of Stow was fought within a few hundred yards of the town, Tony that new evidence supported the traditional view that the clash was on a ridge at Donnington.
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Trip to Morgan Car Factory
(5th July).
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The Battlefield Mystery
In 1646, the Civil War was brought to a close by the Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, and the defeated Royalist General surrendered sitting on a drum in Stow's Market Square.
It's always been thought that the fighting took place on a hill two miles from Stow near the village of Donnington, but there is now evidence that the battle was actually fought much closer to Stow itself. The Civic Society is spearheading a campaign to establish the exact site. Click here to learn more
A brief history of Stow
It was first settled 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age, and you can still see remains of the original Iron Age fort dating back two and a half thousand years. And in the fourteenth century 20,000 sheep were traded here on market day.
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The latest decisions and plans by the Society.
Click here to see the latest Newsletter .
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