Anthophora plumipes maleThis month’s photograph is somewhat different from our usual historical photograph. Regular visitors may have noticed our Nature & Wildlife section which, until now, has dealt with past surveys of Flora in the village. This month we have expanded somewhat, thanks to Sue Clark, with an introduction to the International Year of Biodiversity and its effect on the village.

The male Anthophora Plumipes, or Hairy-footed Flower Bee (left) is one of the many visitors in Spring to our gardens. You can find him (and his ladyfriend) in the start of the Photographs section.

Additionally Sue has provided a plethora of Links to wildlife sites in the UK so that those who are interested can find out more.

You can find all this by following Nature & Wildlife, Biodiversity 2010 from the main Contents menu, or by using the jump menu at the bottom of the page.

Another addition this month is a picture of the completed garage in Builder’s Marks as well as a further example on Holmwood Cottage.

A further reminder that we now have the complete 1911 Census for Froyle, and the associated Heads of Family links to the Church Records are now fully up to date - all 281 pages!

Chris & Annette Booth
Through these pages you can explore the village of Froyle and its history as well as reliving the memories of its inhabitants.
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The Froyle Archive has also published two books on the history of Froyle. For more details click here.
  • Froyle, or more accurately, Upper & Lower Froyle, is a small community in North-East Hampshire, some 50 miles from London, in the United Kingdom.
  • We are Chris & Annette Booth and we are the Archivists for the village of Froyle.
  • This site covers the history of Froyle and includes Censuses from 1841 to 1901, Church records, personal reminiscences and nearly 2500 photographs and maps. There are now over 2000 pages of information, with more added each month.
  • For a guide on how to use the web site when looking for your family’s history, follow the Records & Census link from the Contents page.
  • Please remember that we can easily search our records for any family link you may be looking for - please do e-mail us!
  • To try and make navigation easier there is a more detailed explanation of the web site under Web Site Navigation Notes which may point you in the right direction.
  • This site deals with the history of Froyle. If you are interested in what is happening in Froyle now, visit our companion site, Froyle Promotions, using the Froyle Today link on the Contents page.
  • You may have noticed when you entered the web site that we are listed in ARCHON - The National Archives Directory. Our ARCHON code is GB3051 and there is a link to the National Archives Directory on our Links to other sites link from the Contents page.
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