THELWALL 1100
Welcome to the Thelwall 1100 page which records all the events and legacies of our community celebrations of the 1100th anniversary of this ‘cyty’ in 2023 and 2025.
What were we celebrating?
The Thelwall 1100 Festival marked the 1100th anniversary of Edward the Elder ‘founding a cyty’ here in 923 A.D., the 75th anniversary of Chaigeley School coming to Thelwall and the 50th anniversary of our Thelwall Morris Men.
Thanks to grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, seedcorn funding and practical support from Grappenhall & Thelwall Parish Council and funding from private donors we have achieved all that you see here. Thank you
What can we see today?
The following links will take you to slideshows of events held in September 2023, others share the story of our legacy projects dotted around the Thelwall landscape and the final celebrations in October 2025. You can also link to the YouTube recording of our 2023 Ballads & Blues Folk Night celebrating Thelwall’s musical traditions.
Publications and a trail guide
Thelwall 1100 prompted residents and descendants of Thelwall families to put pen to paper and we have a number of publications on offer. They can be obtained from Thelwall History Group who meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month in Grappenhall & Thelwall Royal British Legion at 7.30pm. For online sales of ‘110 Interesting things you may not know about Thelwall’ and the Thelwall 1100 Festival Photobook, please visit the Lymm Heritage Centre website lymmhic.co.uk
We also have the Thelwall 1100 Heritage Signage Trail Guide – a 2 mile walk around our 5 blue plaques and 2 information boards starting and ending with the commemorative stone in the grounds of Thelwall Parish Hall WA4
Thank you
Credit goes to Mike Moss mikemossphotography.com for capturing the spirit of our Thelwall community throughout these celebrations. Most of the images you see here are his. And to Kerrie Johns, unicornwebsolutions.com, for maintaining this website and for design and marketing support throughout this project. It’s great to have such professionals in our community.