This is not a history of a village in the generally accepted sense and although it is a story of the  past it is also about the present. It is founded on primary source material, memories, record books, minutes of meetings and newspaper reports. We have mainly avoided secondary sources in an attempt to reflect in as lively a way as possible, the real residents of Oswaldkirk, how they live and lived, what they did and thought and how they speak and spoke. People have lived below the Hag possibly since before the Roman occupation and certainly since the Anglo-Saxons discovered that the site provided ideal shelter from wind and weather. They live here now and we have included a brief section about contemporary life, proof that Oswaldkirk is still, after all these years, a living village.

Philip Entwistle.

We are always looking for other information about Oswaldkirk. If you have any old photographs or other items of interest please contact us.