Ongoing Research
Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions - see Burial and Census Database
Members of the society have researched, or are continuing to research, the following:
Places...
The Swan Inn and the Village Club (complete)
The Workhouse & Wentworth House (complete)
Crewe Farm
Birmingham Road Houses
The Parsonage
Land Use (including the Enclosures)
Village Club
...and people
Those who served in the Great War (complete)
The Forge and Village Blacksmiths (complete)
Stoneleigh Almshouses and their occupants (complete)
Stareton Houses and occupants (complete)
The School and School teachers (complete)
The Farmers of Manor Farm (complete)
Personal recollections
Oral history collection
In addition we are continuing work on:
Transcription of Stoneleigh Charity Apprenticeship Indentures, Hearth Tax Records, Jury Lists
Genealogical family trees of villagers - available on Ancestry as SHS-1
Other projects include:
"Stoneleigh Stitchers" - the story of the pew cushions (complete)
The history of the Church
St. Mary's Bells