Family Histories

Resident local historians, Malcolm Fare and Marie Forsyth, have both published works which are available from the Hanley Swan Village Stores. The stories are a fascinating insight into rural life over the past few hundred years and bring to life many of the buildings that still exist in the parish. The publications are:

• The History of Severn End and The Lechmere Family – Marie Forsyth
• The Hanleys. A history of Hanley Castle and Hanley Swan – Malcolm Fare
• Hanley’s historic houses – Malcolm Fare

Click on the relevant button below to read about the family’s history.

• The Lechmere Family — Lords of Severn End since the Conquest
• The Hornyold Family — Lords of Blackmore Park
• The Banks and Higham Family
• The Williams Family — Life on the land
• Two Grannies of Hanley Swan
• The Mayall Family
• The Hedges Family — Life between the wars
• The Brush Family
• The Medley Family
• William Burgess, Inventor
• The Barber Family