From time to time, the Plaxtol Local History Group sets up a small group to work on a particular project.

Past projects have included:

• Researching, writing, selecting photos for and publishing booklets, such as Plaxtol in the Past.
• Mounting exhibitions in the village to display photos and artefacts from our Archives.
• A survey of the farm buildings in the Parish.
• Recording gravestone inscriptions in Plaxtol churchyard.

A group has recently completed transcribing and computerising the 10 yearly Plaxtol Censuses from 1841 to 1901. Jean Leftley's previous meticulous handwritten work on the Censuses was the catalyst for the formation of this working group, of which she was an active member. You can buy a searchable CD with all that Census data for only £10 - see Books etc.

The same group is also transcribing and computerising all the Baptism, Marriage and Burial entries in Plaxtol Parish Registers from 1648 to 1926. You will be able to buy a CD with this data in due course. The group also plans to analyse the data obtained from the Censuses and Parish Registers with a view to publishing a booklet on 19th Century Plaxtol.

If you are interested in helping on future projects, please speak to one of the Officers at one of our Talks & Visits or Contact Us.