Tollerton (Notts) Village History Group Posts

27 January 2024 / Book

Introduction During World War 2 Tollerton residents would have seen dramatic changes in and around the village with increased activity at the airfield and the arrival of many troops. The…

27 January 2024 / Book

Introduction World War 1, also known as the ‘First World War’ or the ‘Great War’, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted…

29 December 2023 / Book
29 December 2023 / Historic Events

The Story Behind Two American Dog Tags Tollerton residents who attended the history group’s event entitled ‘The Treasure Trove’ back in 2019 may recall the story behind the American Paratrooper…

4 December 2023 / People
28 November 2023 / Book
28 November 2023 / Book

Introduction Tollerton has two churches – St Peter’s Church, the Anglican Church located on Tollerton Lane, and the Tollerton Methodist Church on the corner of Burnside Grove and Stanstead Avenue.…

28 November 2023 / Book

The Grantham Canal lies close to the northern boundary of Tollerton and was the last major waterway to be built in Nottinghamshire. As you travel from Tollerton towards Gamston it…

26 October 2023 / Book

Prior to the 1900s, many residents would have travelled by foot, bicycle or horse and the wealthier by horse and carriage. Travel would have been very limited and the roads…

26 October 2023 / Historic Events

Photos kindly donated by Elaine Dodsworth-Lever that were taken by her father, Peter Dodsworth on the occasion of the Village Event in the year 2000. The then serving Conservative MP,…