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The HRGS' website is constantly being updated - please check back regularly for new items.

If you have any questions about us, or what we do, or research of your own, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.!   Our aim is to investigate, record and promote the history of Sittingbourne and the local area by research, study, education and publication. We believe that History is the glue that holds communities together.  So don’t just join a group, become a part of one and make history!

 

Historical Walk - Can you find the ruins at Rose Hill?

If you have a story about Rose Hill that you would like to share with us, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A Guide to the Mysterious Ruins in The Woods at Rose Hill.

Print your own, or collect one at The Heritage Hub, unit 17, the Forum, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3DL or at The Clubhouse, The Grove, Key Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 1YT.

Famous Local People

Researchers are currently making a list of notable famous people who have walked our local streets over the millennium of time, with a view of providing a summary of their life and achievements. If you know of any famous people who lived, worked or were born in the Swale area, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Swale Memorials

This list of memorials has been compiled by researchers from the Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne from the research completed by various researchers from within HRGS and other groups, and is still on going. If you are aware of a memorial (new or no longer around) which should be included, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

WWI Project - Surnames

A project to recognise the ultimate sacrifice made by the men from Sittingbourne and its surrounding parishes during the Great War 1914-1918.  The list of names we are currently researching who died following the 1914-1918 war, from the Swale area.  If you have a family member who was born, lived, schooled, worked or was loved from one of the *26 parishes in scope and their name appears or does not appear below, please contact us with their details at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Our aim is to tell the lives behind as many of the names as possible on our memorials.

Milton-Next-Sittingbourne Memorial Inscriptions

Updated October 2013

Milton Memorial Inscriptions

This document contains a description of the gravestone or tomb, a transcription (where possible) of the inscription, and a photograph of each gravemarker.
This document is still under construction (approximately 1/10th of the graveyard is complete) and will be updated as soon as more information is added. 

This document can be downloaded once transaction is complete.

Price: £1.50

 

This document currently contains the following surnames:-

Ackhurst, Akers, Allen, Andrews, Antricnan, Apps, Arnold, Axell, Baker, Baldock, Barham, Barnes, Baseden,

Milton next Sittingbourne Burial Register Transcription

 Now Complete!

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PDF document only - downloadable when transaction is completed.

This covers the years 1538 to 1544, 1562 to 1657, 1695 to 1818, 1831 to 1835, 1887 to 1897.  There is also a non-chronological list of burials and their plot numbers from the old burial ground, but no plan is currently available, although we are working on transcribing the monumental inscriptions.  The transcription includes Name, Abode, Date of Burial, Age at Death (where available).

Price: £3.00

 

Surnames included:

Aball, Abbott, Aberle, Abrahams, Abram, Ackerlie, Ackhurst, Acres, Acrist, Adams, Addam, Addams, Addeson, Adds, Aden ...

The History of Paradise Chapel

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This is an HRGS publication. It is formatted as a pdf document, this enables you to search the text and zoom in and out. The text is copyrighted and up to 10% may be reproduced for research purposes but may not be resold or traded by a third party. 

Will download shortly after purchase.

Price: £3.50

 

The History of Cryalls House

The History of Cryalls House

A useful booklet written by the present owners of this ancient property. The study not only looks at the previous owners and the changes they have made but also considers the wider aspects of their social circle. A must for those interested in the earlier history of the area.

Available to purchase soon from our online shop.

Price: £2.50