About the Thoroton Society

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The Thoroton Society is Nottinghamshire's principal historical and archaeological society. It was founded in 1897 and named after Dr Robert Thoroton who, in 1677, published the first history of the county. The membership is world-wide and includes individuals, libraries and museums in four continents.

As a member of the Thoroton Society you:

General enquiries

Please contact the Thoroton Society's Honorary Secretary for non-membership related enquiries.

Joining the Thoroton Society

To join the society please download the Membership Application Form, print it out, complete and post it along with your subscription to the Membership Secretary at the address below. If you are paying for your subscription by BACS then the form can be scanned and sent attached to an email, as indicated.

If you are a UK tax payer, you can benefit the Society by completing the Gift Aid Declaration form and returning it as indicated in the form. Paper Declaration forms, submitted at the same time as a Membership Application Form, can be sent in the same envelope as the application. This will allow the Society to reclaim 25p for every £1 paid as a subscription or donation made by you.

Paul Baker
Acting Honorary Membership Secretary, Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
11 Hanover Court
Staverton Road
Nottingham NG8 4FL

Email: membership@thorotonsociety.org.uk

The annual subscription renewal is due on 1 January of each year.

Thoroton Society subscription rates (with effect from 1 January 2025)

Individual Ordinary Membership £32
Associate Member (at the same address) £9
Student (3 years for 2 available) £9
Individual Record Society Membership £17
Combined Ordinary and Record £42
Combined Ordinary, Record and Associate £53
   
Institution: Ordinary £32
Institution: Ordinary and Record £55
   
Institution: Ordinary - Overseas £34
Institution: Ordinary and Record - Overseas £62