Only one more indoor meeting to go for the current season - Tuesday 14th May Dr James Wright will...
Over a Hundred years of Heanor history, all in one place
Founded in 1968, the Heanor and District Local History Society is a vibrant community of history enthusiasts with a membership of approximately 140 individuals.
Themed History
Heanor’s History organised by theme
History by Area
Heanor’s History organised by area
Find All of our Latest News
This is your go-to source for all the latest happenings, from upcoming events and recent discoveries.
Discover: our online publications about Heanor & it’s history
Bringing you the latest stories and answering your big questions about Heanor’s history. Check out our news, publications, Programme or contact us today.
Latest Updates
We want your memories!
As part of an ongoing project, the Heanor & District Local History Society wants to hear from YOU.
Become a Member
Enjoy exclusive benefits and support the society
About the Society
Find out more
Introducing Heanor & District Local History Society
Heanor (in case you are just browsing and don't actually know) is a market town in Derbyshire, England, very close to the border with Nottinghamshire. Not a major tourist area, but we are here to celebrate our history and heritage, which is as strong as anyone's!
In September 2006, research was published into the "most English" places in the country, based primarily on the analysis of names in the most recent census, which split the country's population into 200 ethnic groups. Heanor was declared the second-most English town in the country, after nearby Ripley, with almost 90% of the population being English in origin. Third came Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and Boston in Lincolnshire came fourth. Whatever your views on what this means, at least it got the town's name mentioned!
We hope you will find our site both interesting and informative. We aim for the site to undergo regular changes - most pages stay the same, but new additions come along (we hope) quite often, and eventually some items will also disappear. So please keep coming back to see what changes we have made. If you've not visited for a while, have a look at the What's New page, where we keep a running log of changes made to the site. The Society's interests extend well beyond this immediate area, and covers all the old Heanor Urban District Council area (including Langley Mill, Loscoe and Codnor), along with Shipley and Smalley.