Newport Heritage Trail
Newport Shropshire Heritage Trail This guide book provides a route around the streets of Newport, Shropshire, highlighting some of its many buildings and sites of historic interest. The walk is estimated to take 3 - 4 hours.
The Great Fire of Newport
The Great Fire of Newport Drawing on a variety of local sources, this short book updates the work of nineteenth century local historians regarding the 1665 Great Fire of Newport, and in so doing seeks to correct some misconceptions and false assumptions.
Hidden Lives and Long Lost Memories
Hidden Lives and Long Lost Memories Published in 2006, this short book provides an outline of the history of Newport, Shropshire, from earliest times to c1600.
Easton to Church Aston
Eastun to Church Aston Church Aston has a written history that began in AD963, when King Edgar gave it a royal charter. Drawing on a variety of local sources, this book outlines the history of the village from AD 963 to AD 1699.
The History of Church Aston Boundary
The History of Church Aston Boundary The aim of this book is to give an idea of the extent of the boundary of the village of Church Aston, linking the information from its Saxon Charter of AD 963 to present day place names.
Newport People and Places II
Newport People and Places II This book draws upon a variety of local sources, including newspaper accounts and personal recollections, to give an impression of events, people and places that feature in the history of a Shropshire market town.

Our Publications

Here are our Newport History Society publications.  Prices are all £2.00 except for the Heritage Trail at £4.50:

The following are walks in and around Newport.

Booklets and postcards are available from the Heritage Centre in the Coffee Shop next to the Guildhall, often at a discounted price. Postcards are also sold at Card and Play.

Booklets can also be purchased by mail order from Mrs Sue Tarr, 67 Ellis Peters Drive, Aqueduct, TELFORD. TF3 1AW;  enclosing a cheque for £3.00 (or £5.50 for the Heritage Trail) made out to ‘Newport History Society’. These prices include P&P.  Alternatively email sue.tarr@ukgateway.net for other methods of payment.