Middleham Town Twinning Association

Hon Secretary:  Sally Swales, Park House, Park Lane,
 Middleham, Wensleydale N.Yorkshire  DL8 4QS

Telephone 01969 623491                                                     E-Mail: [email protected]

Middleham has been twinned with Agincourt in Northern France since 1988. Over the years members have made regular visits to this small village in the Pas de Calais and have become firm friends with all the residents. 
In return we welcome friends from Agincourt to Middleham. Visitors stay with members in their homes and are entertained, usually over a long weekend, with visits to local places of interest.  A Grand dinner usually rounds off their weekend.

On one memorable occasion members and guests visited the races at Thirsk and found that a race had been named in their honour!  They were also given a back room tour of the weighing room, judges box and were allowed into the paddock to see the horses at close quarters!

The Town Twinning Association is perhaps the largest active social organisation in Middleham and hold regular fund-raising and social events throughout the year.  We always mark Bastille Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt with a social event.

The Battle of Agincourt 

On the 25th October 1415 ~ Saint Crispin's Day ~ on fields near the French village of Agincourt was fought one of the bloodiest battles of the Hundred
Year's War.  The English army of King Henry V crushed a French army led
by Connetable  d'Albret ~ even though the English were outnumbered
by at least three to one!

Agincourt or Azincourt ~ as it looks today:
In the heart of the Artois countryside in Northern France, Agincourt is well worth a visit.  Here you can learn about the historical facts of the famous Battle of Agincourt and visit the exciting, new, interactive Museum of Local History ( open all year round).
The Museum contains documents and copies of weapons and armour with a scale model of the battlefield with over 250 figurines - providing a valuable insight into the way battles were fought at that time.  One showcase contains a remarkable collection of medieval paving stones from the 14th century, discovered on the site of the fortress.

Agincourt does not intend to glorify what was one of the bloodiest battles of the Hundred Years' War but instead reveal a page in the history of medieval France.  You can follow in the footsteps of the archers along a route through this beautiful countryside, which extends from Agincourt to Crecy.  This region possesses a remarkable historical and cultural heritage with castles, abbeys, chapels, mills, manor houses and traditional houses ~ it was used as a route through to distant destinations but has always extended a warm welcome to anyone passing through.....

CONTACTING AGINCOURT
Internet  www.azincourt-medieval.com   

Email:  [email protected]