Neolithic Henge at Fatholme; this was a timber version of Stonehenge.

1500 BC Bronze Age round barrow near to Tucklesholme Farm

Roman settlement south of Catholme Lane just east of the railway line.

450-510 or 890-950 substantial Anglo-Saxon settlement on the north side of Catholme Lane with 66 buildings

942

King Edmund granted the black lands on the Trent Valley area to Wulsige, including Barton-under-Needwood

1004

Wulfiric Spot, the founder of Burton Abbey, owned Barton

1065

Edwin son of Earl Algar, the son of Leofric & Godiva, owned Barton

1066

Edwin forfeited his lands after his rebellion against William the Conqueror

1086

Domesday book, a survey of England for William the Conqueror, records that the King held Barton’s 360 acres valued at £7.

1157

The first church built in a field called Hall Orchard. This was a chapel of ease in the parish of Tatenhill

1216

Robert de Ferrers granted Blakenhall Park, within the Forest of Needwood, to Stephen de Myners,

1280

Distinguishing affix of "Infra or Subtus-Nedwode" was recorded on a deed

1297

Barton Park formed in the Barton Ward of the Needwood Forest

1305

Barton church referred to in an Episcopal visitation roll

1306

John de Myner, Master Forester of Needwood Forest, was executor of the will of Thomas Arderne

1314

The Earl of Lancaster granted Richard de Holland extensive rights and privileges in the Forest of Needwood

1322

Battle of Burton Bridge, John de Myner and Richard de Holland fought against the King

1322

King Edward II and his army crossed the River Trent at Walton on his way to outflank the Earl of Lancaster at the battle of Burton Bridge

1374

Sherholt Park formed in the Barton Ward of the Needwood Forest

1387

Jury of the View of Frankpledge found that Richard Holland of Barton was feloniously murdered by his wife Joan & Thomas Graunger

1422

Distinguishing affix of "Infra or Subtus-Nedwode" first appears on the Manorial Record

1450

The Hall of Wales End Farm, No 5 Brookside Road, a late medieval Grade II* listed building built

1450

circa Barn Cottage, No. 69 Wales Lane, a Grade II listed building a late medieval cruck building of five bays was built

1480

circa Triplet boys John, Rowland and Nathaniel were born to William Taylor

1485

Henry VII met William Taylor, forest game warden and father of triplet boys, whilst lost hunting in the Needwood Forest

1498

Entry in the Royal Privy Purse for expense of the Kings scholar, John Taylor at Oxford

1503

John Taylor ordained Rector at Bishop’s Hatfield

1509

John Taylor one of the royal chaplains at the funeral of Henry VII

1509

Wales End Farm was owned by Johannes de Holand de Walesend

1509

John Taylor advanced to King’s Clerk & Chaplain to Henry VIII

1511

John Taylor advanced to Clerk to Parliament

1514

John Taylor wrote King’s Speech for the dissolution of Parliament

1515

John Taylor made Archdeacon of Derby

1516

John Taylor made Archdeacon of Buckingham

1517

Commencement of the building of St James Church endowed by John Taylor

1520

John Taylor present at The Field of the Cloth of Gold meeting between Henry VIII & Francis I

1520

John Taylor incorporated in Cambridge University

1522

John Taylor incorporated in Oxford University

1527

John Taylor became Master of the Rolls

1528

John Taylor made Archdeacon of Halifax

1529

Thomas Russell born

1533

Completion of the building of St James Church endowed by John Taylor

1534

John Taylor resigned as Master of the Rolls in favour of Thomas Cromwell

1534

John Taylor died.

1543

Thomas Russell, of Barton-under-Needwood, became an Apprentice Draper with the Drapers Company in the City of London

1571

Commencement of St James Church register of births, marriages and deaths

1576

George Grenville, one of Henry VIII valets of the king’s chamber, held the office of keeper of Barton Park, in the Needwood Forest

1590

Humfrey Myners of Blakenhall paid subsidy to Queen Elizabeth

1593

Thomas Russell, Merchant Draper of the City of London, died and bequeathed money to build a school in Barton

1593

Commencement of the building of the Elizabethan Free Grammar School, built from money left by Thomas Russell, by Rev. Adrian Saravia Rector of Tatenhill Parish

1595

Completion of the Elizabethan Free Grammar School, built from money left by Thomas Russell, by Rev. Adrian Saravia Rector of Tatenhill Parish

1595

Rev. Adrian Saravia left Tatenhill to become Canon of Canterbury Cathedral

1600

circa The Manor, in Short Lane, a Grade II listed building was built. This was once an inn or coaching stop called "The Hit and Miss".

1600

circa Three Horseshoes a coaching inn was built

1614

Sir Walter Walker who was a lawyer of eminence, advocate to Katherine Queen Consort of Charles II was born at Barton

1628

Charles 1 sold Manor of Barton to the City of London

1633

The Lord of the Manor bought in trust from the City of London

1634

Edward Broomfield became Lord Mayor of London

1634

Edward Broomfield became Lord of the Manor of Barton-under-Needwood

1636

Edward Broomfield became Lord Mayor of London a second time

1637

Edward Broomfield knighted

1639

William Holland left land in his will to the Overseers of the Poor

1649

The Gatehouse to Blakenhall Farmhouse an early 17^th century Grade II listed building was built

1651

William Key of Sherholt Lodge died and gave two closes called Lincroft and Bonthorne to the village for the benefit of the poor.

1656

Edmund Godfrey left land in his will to the Overseers of the Poor

1660

John Broomfield Lord of the Manor of Barton-under-Needwood

1690

Sir Walter Walker who was a lawyer of eminence, advocate to Katherine Queen Consort of Charles II died & buried at Barton

1691

A monument to Joseph Sanders in St James Church who died and left money for the poor

1724

Barton Hall; an 18^th century Grade II listed building built

1728

Thomas Goodman left money in his will for use by the Poor

1732

A marble tablet to Edmund Antrobus and his wife erected in St James Church

1733

William Busby succeeds to the Lord of the Manor of Barton-under-Needwood

1733

Lady Broomfield left money in her will for use by the Poor

1733

Mrs. Bailey left money in her will for use by the Poor

1734

Alice Holland was village Constable this the only recorded exception of the office not being held by a man

1739

The churchwardens, Edward Crainbridge and William Fisher, recorded their names on one of the six church bells that were cast that year

1739

John Rotchford was village Constable

1741

Christopher Horton commences building Catton Hall, the seat of the Lords of the Manor of Barton

1744

Thomas Webb, of Blakenhall, was appointed sheriff of Staffordshire

1745

Christopher Horton completes the building of Catton Hall, the seat of the Lords of the Manor of Barton

1758

The benefactions of Thomas Webb of Blakenhall built the West gallery of Barton Church

1758

Priscilla Allen left money in her will for use by the Poor

1765

Lady Anne Luttrell married Christopher Horton of Catton Hall

1766

The Trent & Mersey Canal construction started with James Brindley as Surveyor General; he called it the "Grand Trunk Canal".

1770

The first completed section of the Trent & Mersey Canal from Wilden Ferry on the River Trent to Shugborough was opened

1771

Madame Horton, widow of Christopher Horton of Catton, married the Duke of Cumberland, the brother of George III,

1777

The Trent & Mersey Canal construction was completed

1778

Thomas Webb left money in his will for use by the Poor

1780

Thomas Dilkes was village Constable

1781

John Rea, clockmaker of Walton, repaired Church clock

1781

Elizabeth Busby gave money in her lifetime for use by the Poor

1784

Workhouse for the poor built in Wales Lane, the first governor was William Pardoe

1786

Captain Geoffrey William Arden of Fullbrook House, Barton born at Longcroft Hall, Yoxall the family is distantly related to Shakespeare

1794

William Rea, clockmaker of Walton, made a Church clock, his pendulum is hangs on display in the Church

1801

The Royal Forest of Needwood was enclosed

1802

Catherine Mews born, a celebrity of the time, from the age of three she was blind during the week but could see on Sundays

1810

The Royal Oak on Barton Green was built

1820

Silverhill built in 18^th century had major renovation work done by Giles Scott

1820

Barton’s fire engine and brigade in existence

1828

The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Crowberry Lane, was built

1828

Catherine Mews died, a celebrity of the time, she was blind during the week but could see on Sundays

1831

Schoolhouse built adjacent to Elizabethan School

1833

Yew Tree House was rebuilt in the Gothic style although the 1839 Tithe map indicates the name of the house changed to Nuttall House

1834

A toll bridge across the River Trent at Walton was erected at a cost of £7000 to replace the ferry

1834

John Holland (1798-1876) the first village postmaster, ran the Post Office at No. 19 Main Street

1835

George Stephenson surveyed the route for the Birmingham and Derby Railway line

1836

Construction of the Birmingham and Derby Railway line commenced under Robert Stephenson

1836

Michael Thomas Bass married Emily Jane Arden and moved to Hollybush House, an 18^th century Grade II listed building.

1836

The Workhouse closed and the inmates were transferred to the Union Workhouse in Burton

1838

Elizabeth Holland the first postmistress born, daughter of John Holland

1839

Several village Streets were renamed

1839

The Birmingham and Derby Railway line was opened to the public

1840

Thomas Jackson built the Barton and Walton Station at a cost of £288

1842

Primitive Methodist Chapel built in Wales Lane.

1847

Charles Walter Lyon, brewer of Barton, went into partnership with Michael Thomas Bass

1847

First pipe organ installed in Saint James Church, made by Holditich

1850

Samuel Coulson talked the residents of Main Street into bricking up the fronts of their buildings and replacing the thatch with slates

1850

The Rope Works, at Barton Turns, was established. Francis Hardy, one of the first Parish Councillors, ran it

1854

Anne Jervis Holland the second postmistress born, granddaughter of John Holland

1856

Mary Emma Holland the third postmistress born, granddaughter of John Holland

1864

The Victorians widened St. James Church in to its present form, at a cost of £2,600.

1871

Charles Walter Lyon of Silverhill was appointed Sheriff of Staffordshire

1871

The Lyon family of Silverhill established Barton Gas Works at Barton Turns

1877

James Church Grinling made a gift to St James Church of a two manual pipe organ, built by Alfred Kirkland of London.

1877

Elizabeth Holland the first postmistress died, daughter of John Holland

1879

Barton Cottage Hospital, which was built from public donations, by William Sharp

1879

Lieutenant Henry John Hardy of the Rifle Brigade died at Landmans Drift in Natal during Zulu War

1879

Erection of St James Mission Chapel at Barton Turns commenced as a memorial to Lieutenant Henry John Hardy of the Rifle Brigade

1880

Completion of St James Mission Chapel erected at Barton Turns as a memorial to Lieutenant Henry John Hardy of the Rifle Brigade

1881

Misses Anne and Mary Holland ran the Post Office, the granddaughters of John Holland

1881

The ecclesiastical parish of Barton was formed

1885

Victorian Thomas Russell School built, by William Sharp, to replace the original Elizabethan school

1886

Michael Arthur Bass, son of Michael Thomas Bass, became Baron Burton

1888

Mathew Prior moved his furniture business to No. 8 Main Street

1892

Barton Golf Club was formed

1894

The first Parish Councillors were elected in at a meeting in the Central Hall

1895

Heavy frost in January & February with River Trent freezing over

1895

1st January first Parish Councillors took office

1896

Church clock given in memory of William Jones

1897

Barton celebrated Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee parade lead by Barton Brass Band

1898

Extensions to Barton Cottage Hospital included a surgery, a nurses and patients sitting rooms

1898

Barton Fire Brigade unable to turn out to a large farm fire at Fradley, due to lack of horses to pull the fire engine

1899

Local Government inquiry into freeing the Toll Bridge across the River Trent to Walton, held at Three Crowns Barton Turns

1899

Mr. Thomas Strong, of the Midland Railway Company & a Barton Parish Councillor, was struck by the engine of a L&NW train and killed

1900

The Toll Bridge across the River Trent to Walton was freed

1902

Charities amalgamated into the Eleemosynary Charities

1902

King Edward VII visited Barton-under-Needwood during his stay at Rangemore Hall while visiting Lord and Lady Burton

1902

Peel Cottage, No. 6 Main Street, became the first Police Station

1911

Barton’s annual parish tea and entertainment was held in the Central Hall with a record attendance of 306.

1912

Henry Whapples, returned to Barton after surviving the sinking of the Titanic

1914

The White Swan Inn owned by Allsopp’s Brewery closed

1915

Major Henry Thorton Laming DSO of the Knoll was first person in Barton to own a car

1917

Dr Ambrose Henry Palmer was killed in Cairo in the Great War

1918

The Barton-under-Needwood & Dunstall Women’s Institute formed

1920

25th.January Dedication of the War Memorial in memory of the 32 men from the village that were killed in World War One

1923

Miss Mary Holland, daughter of William Richard Holland, made Justice of the Peace for the County of Stafford

1924

circa First generator to bring electricity to the village installed in stables of Barton House

1924

Anne Jervis Holland the second postmistress died, granddaughter of John Holland

1929

Mary Holland published her father’s, William Richard Holland, research "Some records of the Holland Family"

1933

First council houses built on Efflinch Lane by Tutbury Rural District Council

1938

Mary Emma Holland the third postmistress died, granddaughter of John Holland

1939

September Mr. Philip H. Potter became Headmaster of the Thomas Russell School in the same week that war broke out

1942

A Barton detachment of the British Red Cross was established by Miss E.M. Gilmour and Mrs Hugo Meynell

1946

Barton-under-Needwood Royal British Legion Branch formed

1946

Chapel of Peace was dedicated on Easter Sunday in St James Church as a memorial to the dead of two World Wars

1946

Miss Elsie May Gilmour elected as one of the first female members of the Parish Council

1948

A Bailey bridge replaced the original Toll bridge across the River Trent

1950

Fire Engine Garage relocated to No. 75 Main Street

1951

Church organ revoiced with the addition of a third manual

1952

The Mayor of Burton, Councillor M. Mercer, opened the Borough’s first residential home for the Elderly at Errisberg House

1954

Collinson Road Play Area purchased by the Parish Council

1957

John Taylor High School was built

1957

The Barton Branch of British Red Cross given the shop on Station Road by Miss Mary Holland

1958

The Barton and Walton Station closed to passenger traffic 5 August, under Dr Beeching’s review of the nations railway system,

1958

The moat at Blakenhall was filled in

1961

Miss Mary Holland died, she was the last of the Holland’s to live in Barton

1962

The village surgery was transferred from Crossways House to the converted stable block across the road

1963

The major part the Church of Our Lady Catholic Church, Wales Lane, was built

1963

Cricket played on what was to become the Holland Sports Club facilities

1964

Modern village Police Station built in Efflinch Lane

1965

Holland House demolished

1965

Modern Barton Fire Station built

1965

Holland Sports ground officially opened by Mr. R.H. Sadler a member of the Holland family

1966

The Robin Hood public house, No 116 Main Street, was demolished

1966

Barton Hockey Club reformed and adopt red & navy colours of the old 1930's Barton Hockey Club 

1967

The Barton Bowls Club built a wooden clubhouse

1967

The Workhouse building was demolished along with the Lock-up and Fire Engine Garage

1968

Thomas Russell Junior School opened

1969

Crossways House renamed the Gower House

1969

There was a fire in the village Post Office

1969

Youth Centre opened

1972

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Littler Lowe died

1972

Mr. Bill Shingles made the special gun used by the assassin in the 1973 film "The Day of the Jackal"

1973

A substantial Anglo-Saxon settlement with 66 buildings was found on the north side of Catholme Lane, and archaeological excavation commenced.

1974

Barton-under-Needwood Civic Society formed

1974

Miss Elsie May Gilmour was awarded the M.B.E.

1976

Barton Health Centre was opened

1976

Public Library was opened

1976

Completion of archaeological excavation of the substantial Anglo-Saxon settlement with 66 buildings on north side of Catholme Lane.

1977

St. James Church Hall opened its door

1977

Doctor's Surgery moved to the modern Health Centre in Short Lane.

1980

Christadelphian Church opened its doors in a converted late 18^th century barn and farm building of Barton Park farm

1980

Primitive Methodist Chapel demolished

1980

Barton Netball Club formed

1981

Dr Ambrose Henry Palmer’s scrapbook presented to the Parish Council

1982

Miss L.A. Prior, born in 1880, died 102 years old

1985

The Central Hall demolished due to unsafe roof

1988

Barton Village Hall built on site of Central Hall and opened by Sir Robert Douglas, of Dunstall Hall

1990

Roman artefacts were found, including coins in excavations at Old Parsonage

1990

Barton Rugby Club formed 

1993

Commemorative 400^th anniversary plaque presented by the Worshipful Company of Drapers to the Thomas Russell School

1995

Centenary of the Parish Council celebrated with a Victorian Street Market  held in Main Street and erection of new village notice board

1995

"Under the Needwood Tree" published by Barton Parish Council Centenary Book Committee

1996

Bronze Age artefacts of 1500 BC were found near to Tucklesholme Farm during the excavation of a round barrow

1996

Sir Robert Douglas, of Dunstall Hall, died

1996

Mr. Stanley W. Clarke of the Knoll, Barton-under-Needwood, bought the Dunstall Hall estate

1997

Mr. Stanley W. Clarke of the Knoll won the Grand National with his horse Lord Gyllene. Race ran on Monday after cancellation due to bomb hoax

1998

A new conservatory was added to Barton Cottage Hospital

1999

Pedestrian crossing installed in Main Street

1999

The Church of Our Lady Catholic Church, Wales Lane, was finally completed to the original design.

1999

The Village Design Statement produced

1999

The Community of Barton Wide World Web site was launched

2001

"Life and Times in Barton" published by Steve Gardner a sequel "Under the Needwood Tree"