John Owen Smith	Personal details
Historian, Wordsmith, Speaker, Poet, Playwright & Publisher 19 Kay Crescent, Headley Down, Hampshire GU35 8AH, England Tel/Fax: (01428) 712892 — e-mail: wordsmith@headley1.demon.co.uk Ode of the month Your comments on this site welcome.

John Owen Smith

Historian, Wordsmith, Speaker, Poet, Playwright & Publisher

19 Kay Crescent, Headley Down, Hampshire GU35 8AH, England
Tel/Fax: (01428) 712892 — e-mail: wordsmith@headley1.demon.co.uk
Ode of the month Your comments on this site welcome.

HEADLEY history & information — Self-Publishing — Flora Thompson, author of 'Lark Rise to Candleford' — Grayshott & Hindhead Literary Festival — Headley Theatre Club — The Headley Society — Local churches — Local & other useful links – Historical dates

Local Book sales from my own DIRECT-SALE BOOKSHOP — save money here

Recording Living History . . .

Who says History is dead? Scratch the surface and you will find living paths to the past.
Following these can reveal the true stories behind the old tales . . . and some surprises!
Browse the site for books, plays, and other information . . .

Order Form for books now moved to my Direct-Sale Bookshop site

Useful links

BT 192 enquiry – UK Postcodes – Historical dates

In and around Headley

Alistair Young's site – further information on Headley http://www.headley-village.com
The Headley Society http://www.headley1.demon.co.uk/headsoc/
Headley Theatre Club http://www.headley1.demon.co.uk/htc/
Grayshott & Hindhead Literary Festival http://www.headley1.demon.co.uk/ghlf/
Hindhead is home to Europe's most successful literary kids' website http://www.KidStuff.org
Grayshott Stagers http://home.clara.net/legat/gs.html
Haslemere Museum http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/haslemeremuseum/
Curtis Museum, Alton http://www.hants.gov.uk/leisure/museums/curtis/
Rural Life Centre, Tilford http://www.surreyweb.org.uk/rural-life/
The Phoenix Arts Centre, Bordon http://www.phoenixarts.co.uk/
Other local Drama Groups htc/index.htm#links
Other Local Villages

Local newspapers: Bordon or Haslemere Herald (01252 725224) e-mail - website
Bordon Post (01730 264811) e-mail

Elsewhere

Hampshire County Council Hantsweb http://www.hants.gov.uk/
East Hampshire District Council http://www.easthants.gov.uk/
Waverley Borough Council, Leisure & Accommodation http://www.waverley.gov.uk/leisure
The Queens Hotel, Selborne (David Paton) http://www.Queens-Selborne.co.uk
Hampshire Genealogical Society http://www.hantsgensoc.demon.co.uk/
Hampshire Record Office http://www.hants.gov.uk/record-office/
Genealogical look-up exchange for Hampshire http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/5973/hants.htm
Hampshire Local History List http://www.bumstead.demon.co.uk/hantsdis/
West Surrey Family History Society http://www.surreyweb.org.uk/wsfhs/
Surrey History Centre (incl. Headley Church records) http://shs.surreycc.gov.uk/
Public Record Office, Kew http://www.pro.gov.uk/
Royal Commission on Historic Manuscripts http://www.hmc.gov.uk//
Waverley Net – list of businesses in the Waverley area that use the internet http://www.waverley.net/directory/
West Ham United FC (my g-g-f was a founder) http://www.whufc.co.uk/
Site for Authors (self-publishing, writers circles, etc) http://www.author.co.uk/
Site for UK Writers http://www.ukwriters.com/
HTML Writers Guild http://www.hwg.org/
Alliance of Literary Societies and links to UK authors http://www.sndc.demon.co.uk/
Michael Legat, advice on publishing, etc http://www.bookends.clara.net/
Amdram – the amateur theatre network http://www.amdram.org.uk/
Old Maps of the UK (Ordnance Survey First Series, 1870s) http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

Other Village Information

Villages in Hampshire http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages
Hampshire Family History and Local History http://website.lineone.net/~hantshistory
Grayshott history http://www.headley1.demon.co.uk/headley/grayshot.htm
Grayshott current events http://www.grayshott.com/
Liphook http://www.liphook.co.uk/
Haslemere http://www.haslemere.com/
Upper and Lower Froyle http://www.froyle.demon.co.uk/
Liss http://www.go.to/liss/
Bitterne http://www.bitterne2.freeserve.co.uk/

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