Yoland Brown has kindly allowed us to link to her comprehensive Ruyton XI towns history articles.
In Yoland 1986 researched and wrote a book about the history of our village, RUYTON XI TOWNS - Unusual Name, Unusual History. In the 38 years since, she has done more research but Irena White, who came to the village a decade ago, has done more extensive research.
Between them, they have so many stories to tell that they thought they should be available to anyone interested in the history of our village, so a website has been created and they will continue to add stories.
Since the 700th anniversary of Ruyton's Borough Charter in 2008, the Ruyton XI Towns Local History Society has been formed and Yoland has collected a list of Local History Keepers who know about specialist subjects and also surrounding villages.
Contributions to the eleventowns website will be very welcome.
Contact Yoland:
Yoland Brown
Brownhill House
Ruyton XI Towns
Nr. Shrewsbury
SY4 1LR
England
Telephone +44 (0)1939 261 121
Read Yoland's history articles on the www.eleventowns.uk website using the links below. Use the search box to look for specific articles, you can seach by any title or topic or a combination of both.
| Title | Topic | View |
|---|---|---|
| 1840 The Good Men of Ruyton | PEOPLE | |
| 1911-2020 A Snapshot in Time | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| 1919 Ruyton XI Towns Peace Committee Minutes | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| Arriving in Ruyton, 4 May 1969 | PEOPLE | |
| Arthur Conan Doyle in Ruyton XI Towns | PEOPLE | |
| Bertha Griffiths, Village Poet | PEOPLE | |
| Borough Charter | CHARTER 1308 - 2008 | |
| Borough Charter explained | CHARTER 1308 - 2008 | |
| Burial Under Difficulties | CHURCH & CHAPELS | |
| Business Start ups - Penton`s Haulage | SHOPS, PUBS & BUSINESSES | |
| Business Start ups - Ruyton Dairy | SHOPS, PUBS & BUSINESSES | |
| Business Start-ups - Minton`s Paints, Liverpool | SHOPS, PUBS & BUSINESSES | |
| Charles Howes, Village Postman | PEOPLE | |
| Charles Wilkes, Life in Ruyton XI Towns in 1926 | PEOPLE | |
| Charter Celebrations part 1 | CHARTER 1308 - 2008 | |
| Church restoration 1868 | CHURCH & CHAPELS | |
| Churchyard Conundrum | CHURCH & CHAPELS | |
| Churchyard Conundrum - second thoughts | CHURCH & CHAPELS | |
| Compton Art Guild 1919 plaque with list of names of the fallen | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| Cunningham Family History | PEOPLE | |
| Derek Riches joins up for National Service | PEOPLE | |
| Extraordinary scene in Ruyton parish Church | CHURCH & CHAPELS | |
| Fire Engine and Hearse House | HOUSES & BUILDINGS | |
| Foundation of School & School House | SCHOOL | |
| From WWI Memorial Institute to Cafe Eleven | HOUSES & BUILDINGS | |
| James Cowper, Village Schoolmster | SCHOOL | |
| Kenyons of Pradoe | XI TOWNS | |
| Noneley Family | PEOPLE | |
| Our Unique War Memorial | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| Ray `Willpower` Williams | PEOPLE | |
| Rowland Minton`s Coming of Age | PEOPLE | |
| Ruyton Business Startups - Morris Lubricants | SHOPS, PUBS & BUSINESSES | |
| Ruyton Roads and Transport part 2 | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| Ruyton Roads and Transport part1 | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| Sgt Richard Jones, Master Tailor | PEOPLE | |
| Spreading the news in Ruyton - part 1 | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| Spreading the news in Ruyton - part 2 | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| TOL Wilkinson V.C. | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| The Broadplace in Victoria Rooms | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| The Old School | SCHOOL | |
| The Victoria Reading Rooms | HOUSES & BUILDINGS | |
| WW2 Victory Concert | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| WWI A Soldiers Diary | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| WWI Men listed on Ruyton War Memorial | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| WWI cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| Walter T. Burr, Village Schoolmaster | SCHOOL | |
| War Horses in two World Wars | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| War Memorial Installation of new plaque for 3 missing men from World War I | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| Why are we here - Ruyton Geology | RUYTON HISTORY | |
| William Allan Riddlesworth | SCHOOL | |
| William Blair-Bell, Pioneer Gynecologist | XI TOWNS | |
| Woodview Lane | HOUSES & BUILDINGS | |
| World War I Peace Celebrations | WAR MEMORIAL & WAR CONNECTIONS | |
| Yoland`s History Books | RUYTON HISTORY |