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Henley-in-Arden Museum and Heritage Centre

The Centre

Located in the main High Street of this historic market town, the Heritage Centre is a museum of the town’s history from the Norman Conquest to the present day.

The Museum & Heritage Centre at Henley-in-Arden, near Stratford-upon-Avon, England is a unique facility made possible by the generosity of a former Lord of the Manor of Henley-in-Arden, Joseph Alexander Hardy of Pennsylvania and inaugurated by his daughter, Robin Hardy Freed, in November 1996.

Please take a look round our site. We look forward to welcoming you on a visit to the Centre very soon.

This Week in History

1st October 1715

Richard Jago was born at the old Parsonage house, Beaudesert on the 1st October 1715. After being educated at Solihull school and University College Oxford he was made vicar of Snitterfield. It was Jago's poetry that gained him is recognition. He wrote several elegies including 'The Blackbirds' and composed 'The Roundelay' for David Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee in 1769. His greatest and longest work was 'Edgehill' written in 1767. He died on the 8th May 1781 at Snitterfield.

(The Old Parsonage House, Beaudesert)

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Wednesday 19 August 2026

Celebrating 200 years of the Moreton-in-Marsh Tramway

The Cotswold Line Promotion Group is delighted to be helping commemorate this important anniversary with two special events. We hope that as many people as possible will be able to join us in celebrating this significant chapter in our local history

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2026

Tramway 200 Commemorative Plaque Unveiling, 2.00pm – 3.00pm, Moreton-in-Marsh Co-operative Store

SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2026

Moreton Show – Tramway 200 Exhibition Stand

A week later, CLPG will be attending the Moreton Show with a special stand dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Moreton-in-Marsh Tramway.

The Centre is open today from 12.00noon - 4.00pm

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