Pinner Local History Society

Pinner and its environs - Pinner Green, Hatch End, North Harrow and Rayners Lane were once part of Pinner's parish - have an unexpectedly complex and rich past. The Society exists to encourage and promote interest in local history, particularly of our area. It does this through meetings, research, talks, visits, publications and displays.

Latest News

August 26, 2021
Next Meeting

The next Pinner Local History Society talk is A Grand Pinner Household in the 1790s by Thamar MacIver on Thursday 5th June at 8pm at back at Pinner Village Hall. Thamar will explore a diary kept at The Hall in Pinner, home to James Grenville MP.  His brothers included the owner of Stowe and the Prime Minister. […]

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August 26, 2021
Sad News

We are extremely sorry to report the death of one of our longest serving members, President of the Society, and stalwart of the local community, Phillip Snell, who died peacefully on 12th May. We shall miss him greatly for his knowledge, support, advice and as a personal friend to many of us. The family has […]

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About Our Area

August 30, 2021
About Our Area

Pinner is centuries old. It was one of the ten hamlets of the medieval Harrow Manor and is still the most easily distinguishable today. The name Pinner is nowadays considered to be of Saxon origin. Among the oldest written records of Pinner is one telling us that the church was here during the 1230s.

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