History Themes

This page is based upon three themes: Local History, World War 1, and World War 2, and contains links to specific articles and timelines. The rest of the website is organised in sections covering ‘People’, ‘Places’, ‘Events’, ‘Groups’, and ‘Environment’, this ‘History Theme’ page contains links to these sections where the content is relevant to a theme.

Local History

The following items are aspects of local history including timelines, articles, and links to other website content.

Timeline of Significant Events & Milestones
The History of Stansted and Fairseat
The History of Vigo Village
Parish Notes

World War 1

This section contains infomation on World War I as related to the local area and communities.

WW1 Participants
WW1 Timeline and Local Casualties
Stansted War Memorial
Roll of Honour
'Lest We Forget' Booklet
WW1 Airfield Site
WW1 Artilllery Shell Discovery

World War 2

This section contains infomation on World War II as related to the local area and communities.

WW2 Participants
Stansted War Memorial
'Lest We Forget' Booklet
VE Day Celebrations
1940 Hurricane Crash
1940 Messerschmitt crash
Bomb Incident Maps
Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU)
'The Man Who Fell to Earth'