Towcester and District Local History Society






	*Elizabethan building*	*St.Lawrence's Church*
	The town of Towcester (pop 9,000) lies 100km (60 miles) north of London, England in rural Northamptonshire. It is the oldest town in the county and was once an important Roman town, called Lactodorum lying on Watling Street, the Roman road from Dover to Chester.

On this site you can

Find out about the History of Towcester
See Photographs and Line Drawings
Research your Family History from the lists of names we provide
Find out about Towcester people and places, and of course
Find information about the Towcester and District Local History Society, including our varied programme of meetings, social events, research projects, summer outings and the books and booklets we have published.

Look at the Contents Page to see what we have written about Towcester. Look at the Links page to see what other people have written.

Member of the

This page is from the Towcester and District Local History Society website.The section was last updated on 19th January 2008