Trowse, a village of ill-repute. A brief history of Trowse Newton by Carl Bates
The correct name for the village is Trowse Newton or Trowse with Newton. The manor of Newton was originally larger than that of Trowse, which was its ...

Cecil Howlett recalls growing up in Trowse during the 1920's and 1930's
MEMORIES OF PIGS AND COMBIES Cecil Howlett recalls growing up in Trowse during the 1920's and 1930's Cyril Howlett's father died in 1928 leaving a...

The Way It Was. A View of The Not-So Idyllic Trowse of the Past
It is sometimes easy to fall into the trap of picturing a pleasant rural idyll of life in a village such as Trowse at the beginning of the last centur...

Spit and Jelly: Trowse childhood during the 1920's
"I was told by my mother when she went to Trowse School that pupils had to pay 1d (one old penny) a week. This was in the 1880's. The headmaster was a...