about Collingham and District
Here we aim to collate a list of books and other sources that are dedicated to, or significantly include information on, the history and people of our area.
For a comprehensive list of publications and articles on Collingham please go to the ‘The Nottinghamshire Bibliography Online’ in the Thoroton Society website and search for Collingham.
Published
| Collingham and District Local History Society | The Irregular (Journal of the Collingham and District Local History Society) Forgotten stories of local people, places and events across Collingham and surrounding villages. Written by our local historians and friends to inform and entertain. We welcome contributions from new and established writers. | Issue 1 was published in Autumn 2017. Issue 7 is planned for early summer 2024. Available from Gascoignes (Collingham Post Office) Collingham Archives and at our meetings. |
| Wake, E. G. | The History of Collingham and its Neighbourhood (1867) | 1998 Nottinghamshire County Council reprint. Available through bookstores and Nottinghamshire Libraries. |
| Frecknall, T. | Collingham and district in The Great War September 2015. | Available from WHSmith (Newark branch), Collingham Village Archives (Jubilee Room) and meetings/talks of the Society. |
| Collingham Heritage Trail | Download PDF here. | |
| The Collingham Great War Trail | Download PDF here. | |
| Lodge, J. | St Mary Magdalene.: Guardian of Newark and Civil War Church. A History and Tour. 2015 Includes notes on the Civil War. | ebook available on Amazon. Available for reference in Collingham Archives. |
| Lodge, J. | The Church of All Saints (North) Collingham Nottinghamshire: A History and Tour. 19 Oct 2014 | ebook available on Amazon. Available for reference in Collingham Archives. |
| Lodge, J. | The Church of St John the Baptist, South Collingham, Nottinghamshire: A brief History and Tour. 2014 | ebook available on Amazon. Available for reference in Collingham Archives. |
| Lodge, J. | The Church of St Bartholomew, Langford. Nottinghamshire. 2014 Includes notes on the Deserted Medieval Village | ebook available on Amazon. Available for reference in Collingham Archives. |
| Lodge, J. | The Church of St Cecilia, Girton. Nottinghamshire: A Brief History and Guide. 2014 | ebook available on Amazon. Available for reference in Collingham Archives. |
| Lodge, J. | The Church of St Leonard, Newark. | ebook available on Amazon. Available for reference in Collingham Archives. |
| Lodge, J. | Collingham and East of The Trent. Ice Age to the Romans Paperback 2021. See a review here. | Available from Gascoignes (The Post Office, Collingham), www.nottinghambooks.co.uk (and search by author or place) and at Society meetings. |
| Lodge, J. | A Rural Railway: The Midland Railway – Lincoln to Newark Includes many pages on Collingham Railway Station, people events and the local crash which appears on the cover. Paperback 2022. See a review here. | Available from Gascoignes (The Post Office, Collingham), www.nottinghambooks.co.uk (and search by author or place) and at Society meetings. |
Unpublished – copies available to view in the Jubilee Room
None.