In conjunction with Remembering Rodborough we have been working to uncover the history of our site. In May 2024 we shared the results of our research to date with visitors to our site and the Community Hall. Amongst other things we have traced the ownership of our site (freehold) back to 1066. We have also traced the use of our site for allotments back to at least 1903.
We also know that an organising committee was active in conjunction with other allotment sites in Stroud during World War Two and we have identified some key local people who kept our site going through the 1970’s and 1980’s.
About 100 people attended our event and many of them have filled in questionnaires which we hope will add to our research about the social history of our site.
It seems that we may have missed the 120th anniversary of our allotment site but we look forward to finding out more about the history of Rodborough Glebe Allotments.
RODBOROUGH GLEBE ALLOTMENTS 
It was a lovely event, I really enjoyed reading all the local history and feeling proud of our allotments (even if not mine in particular, yet!).
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