Worle History Society association was founded to bring together people of every background and all ages to have fun, talk and organise events with each other. This is your opportunity to meet new friends – we’re always happy to welcome new members to our group. Drop in and see us – we’d love to meet you!

Worle is one of the few villages which has kept its name unaltered since it was described in the Domesday Book, that manuscript record of the great survey of much of England and part of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

Raye Green, Jenny and Frank Gosden, and a small group of friends formed the Worle History Society in 2009 with the object of preserving, as far as possible, the memories of the much-loved village of Worle.  They were very much aware of how easy it was to lose first hand information about life in days gone by.  By encouraging the study of, and interest in, the local history of Worle, it was hoped that the Society would be able to facilitate further studies, support education and produce relevant publications.

From studying and recording the past life of Worle, research has expanded to look beyond the village to see how it has been influenced by the surrounding towns and villages, at Worle’s place in the life of Somerset, how it has been affected by national and historic events, and how the geography of the area had shaped its working life.

In the past, Worle was never an easy place to live or make a living, always being threatened by the North Marsh.  As the vast housing developments, started in the 1960s, threaten to engulf the heart of the village and Worle becomes too big to study carefully, it is now more important than ever to stimulate interest in recording everyday life, past and present, and to preserve and protect what is left of our historic environment.

There has been plenty to research, and there is much more to do.  Worle’s story continues.