News, photographs, services, businesses and information for the village of Spondon in Derby



















If any of the above links don't work (possibly in Firefox browsers), please click here for our sitemap instead.

Search the site...            
powered by FreeFind

click here to add Spondon Online to your list of Favorite websites

Also don't miss...

click here to visit the SCA's website

click here to visit the Village Remembered website

Local History > Local History Website Links for Spondon

We gathered together a selection of websites and webpages containing information about the history of Spondon. To suggest an additional website, please get in touch.

a village remembered
A Village Remembered
In 1998, former Spondonian Ken Porter put together his fabulous site detailing the history of Spondon. This is the one of the most comprehensive sites you will find relating to the village and is a fascinating, detailed and personal account of the village's past.


Spondon Historical Society
The historical society meet monthly in the Village Hall and have a wealth of information about the history of Spondon and the surrounding area. You can contact them on Derby 662104 or attend their monthly meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month (7:30pm).

Local Reading
A list of books about Spondon, surrounding areas and it's local history is available from the Spondon Community Association website.

Marriages at Spondon
Digitised parish register detailing Spondon marriages from 1653 to 1812.

Genuki
A collection of valuable links and transcripts from genealogy website Genuki.

Spondon - Years Ago
A fascinating and recommended typescript of a lecture given by a George Wright in 1913, recounting some personal reminiscences of Spondon dating back to the early 1800's.

Spondon Families and War memorials
More Spondon links and transcripts from genealogy website Rootsweb.

Vision of Britain
Spondon section of the Lottery-funded local history website from the Great Britain Historical GIS Project.

Picture the Past
The North East Midlands photographic archive featuring over a hundred old photos of Spondon.

YouAndYesterday
New local history website from AND and the Derby Evening Telegraph where you can add your own memories and photos of Spondon, Derby and Derbyshire.


You can read more about the history of Spondon with our other features:
  • The Homestead
  • Locko Park
  • Spondon War Heroes
  • Spondon World War II Stories
  • The Story of Enoch Stone
  • Local History Web Links
  • And also at Ken Porter's excellent and highly recommended

    "A Village Remembered" website




    © Copyright 2000-2008 Spondon Online