Autumn Programme Talk 21st November - Speaker Dr. Graham Cooper

Our speaker on 21st November is Dr. Graham Cooper who as a freelance researcher has undertaken studies in the Forest of Bowland, particularly the salters or deer leaps associated with the Medieval Deer Park at Leagram.  Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, occupies an area of over 800km2 and Dr Cooper will be speaking on the development of field and park boundaries in the AOBN.

Welcome to the website of Longridge and District Local History Society.

The Society was founded over 40 years ago and provides a wide range of speakers on topics covering local history as well as topics of wider interest.

    Our meetings are friendly and informal, Guests and new members are always welcome.

The Society works closely with the Longridge Heritage Centre Trust and a number of our documents and photographs have been loaned to and managed by the Trust to make them available to the wider public at the Heritage Centre and online in the Town Archive.

Next Series of Speakers Talks listed in 2019 – 2020 Programme

Longridge & District Local History Society is a member of the Lancashire Local History Federation.

 e-mail: chairman@ldlhs.org.uk

Visitors and Guests are welcome to come along to our meetings, usually held on the 1st and/or 3rd Thursdays of the month from September to June in the Centenary Room at St Paul's Church,

Starting at 7:30pm. £2.50 for non-members includes light refreshments.