By the time of the domesday book in 1086 kettering had a population of about 150. You are invited to contribute in any way you can getting involved. It gives the title of earl and baron to a branch of the stanhope. Corby borough council, the corby cube, george street, corby, northants, nn17 1qg. Rushden photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. History, topography, and directory of northamptonshire. North northants development company nndc 62 and the west northamptonshire development corporation. The following is a potted history of northamptonshire based on the slides from mike ingrams 10 week wars and rebellion in northamptonshire course. Northamptonshire association for local history annual list of members sent to each subscribing society or individual member, includes local history societies, individuals with an involvement or interest in local history and a record of local history researchers and the object of their research. Corby is a town and borough in the county of northamptonshire, england it is located 23 miles 37 km northeast of the county town, northampton. Discover centre at northamptonshire central library. We found 17 books set in northampton and 3 others set nearby. Later in its history, the manor was jointly held by the dukes of buccleuch, major landowners in kettering and most of the surrounding villages. Then in 972 the manor of kettering was granted to the abbey at peterborough.
Early settlement in corby dates back to the 8th century when a group of danish invaders, with their leader, kori, settled there. History of corby in northamptonshire map and description. Welcome to the website of titchmarsh history association. Situated over one of the worlds largest ironstone fields, corby has grown rapidly since the 1930s, when new techniques of steel production were developed. History of gayton in south northamptonshire map and description. All books set in northampton on the global book map. Kettering is a town in northamptonshire, england, 70 miles 1 km north of london and 15. Northants online is an independent source of information for people visiting, living or working in and around northamptonshire. Adlib internet server is an addon to the professional collection management applications adlib archive, adlib museum and adlib library.
Northamptonshire the following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Visit the northamptonshire record office to see 800 years of northamptonshires family and local history. A history of northamptonshire darwen county history s. Northamptonshire genealogy heraldry and family history. It is listed in the domesday survey of 1086 where a mill is mentioned. In west northamptonshire boroughs of northampton, daventry and south northants, over 48,000 homes are planned or newly built and 37,000 new jobs are planned. The victoria county history of northamptonshire has been published in seven volumes. The name hollowell, originally hollewelle, means the stream or spring in the hollow.
Many of the families that arrived came from north of the border and corby became known as little scotland. Kettering was first mentioned in history in the year 956. History, gazetteer, and directory of northamptonshire. For most of its history it was an agricultural community. Journal of the northamptonshire natural history society and field club. Film about corby northants looking back at the early days from 1950s 60s and 70s. Four of the seven volumes published are on british history online. Bakers history of northamptonshire 1867 edition open library. Titchmarsh is a village with an enormously rich history. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times.
Northamptonshire area local history discover books. Milton keynes 66 books buckinghamshire 71 books cambridgeshire 408 books leicestershire 22 books lincolnshire 74 books bedford 10 books oxfordshire 697 books peterborough 17 books rutland 26 books warwickshire 95 books. He is the author of sixteen books on various aspects of history and in 2006 his book folklore of northamptonshire was shortlisted for the folklore societys. George baker, the history and antiquities of the county of northampton 18221841 volume 1 volume 2 william whellan and co, history, gazetteer, and directory of northamptonshire 1849 john morton the natural history of northampton shire 1712 indexed available at. Northants article about northants by the free dictionary. Northamptonshire archives and heritage catalogue home page. Harrington, a village and a parish in northamptonshire. Compiled from the manuscript collections of the late learned antiquary john bridges. There is evidence of roman remains in the parish although the village itself is of anglosaxon origin. The village stands on an affluent of the river nen, 3. I was one of the first pupils through the door at corby grammar school in 1955. The aim of northants online is to inform, educate, entertain and support people of all ages or backgrounds with content that is relevant to northamptonshire and all its towns and villages.
The population of corby according to the census was 611. Northants evening telegraph in british newspaper archive. Explore and read 8842 pages of northants evening telegraph on the british newspaper archive, 6 years of history, local and international news stories, different and. History over view timeline pre history 12th century 15th century references, sources and further reading.
Rothwell was once one of the three largest towns in northamptonshire, the other two being northampton and stamford which is now in lincolnshire. The visitations of northamptonshire made in 1564 and 161819. Corby, a village, a parish, a subdistrict, and a hundred in northampton. Browse 33 photo books on corby and the surrounding area. Corby was a small village with a population of around 1,500.
The abbey of peterborough 8395 houses of benedictine monks. Compiled from the manuscript collections of the late learned antiquary john bridges, esq. Situated over one of the worlds largest ironstone fields, corby has grown rapidly since the 1930s. Gayton, a parish in towcester district, northampton. The ironmines and stonequarries of northamptonshire were worked in roman times, but the former were entirely neglected from the plantagenet period until their rediscovery in 1850, while the two most famous quarries, those of barnack and stanion, were exhausted about the 16th century. South northamptonshire, northampton, daventry, wellingborough, kettering, corby, and east click the link for more information. Sep 28, 2008 bakers history of northamptonshire by, 1867, printed by j. Nov 19, 2011 film about corby northants looking back at the early days from 1950s 60s and 70s.
Corby has grown and is still growing to this day, but once upon a time it was just a village, dating back several years from the arrival of viking tribal leader kori to the romans and on to corbys first written proof of existence in william the conquerors famous domesday book. History over view timeline prehistory 12th century 15th century references, sources and further reading. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Glazed pictorial clipped dust jacket, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve.
The first historical reference of kettering is in a charter of 956 in which king edwy granted ten cassati of land to. The centre was officially opened on sunday 5 june 2011. Documentary on the recent history of corby northants youtube. Bakers history of northamptonshire 1867 edition open. The living is a rectory in the diocese of peterborough. In the early days after the migration south, steel workers donated a penny a week to the corby welfare club. Local and family history libraryplus northamptonshire county.
For far too long northamptonshires importance in the events that shaped england have been forgotten or ignored. Hollowell lies almost equidistant between the larger villages of creaton and guilsborough, one mile from the a5199, 9. This was the focal point of the scots community at the time, and central to their. A partvolume covering the religious houses of the county. Titchmarsh history association titchmarsh village history. Journal of the northamptonshire natural history society. The twenty four coburgesses of the 16th century town assembly books become from 1595 onwards the bailiffs and exbailiffs, of varying numbers, who wore distinctive gowns, and still occasionally acted with the mayor and aldermen apart from the rest of the assembly up to 1835, but had resigned the control of town policy to the mayors. The village, comprising a small group of houses tofts, gardens crofts, yards, streets, paddocks, a manor and a church, sometimes a green, occupied by a community devoted primarily to agriculture, was a significant component of the rural landscape in much of lowland medieval england, much as it is today. Bakers history of northamptonshire by, 1867, printed by j. Kettering also had 2 watermills where grain was ground to flour for the.
Official page for alan bennetts the history boys directed by gary amos and running from the 4th to 8th july 2017 at. We hold a large collection of local and family history resources in our discover centre at. Its members receive the magazine northamptonshire past and present published each year and a copy of its books as they are published. See all books memories of corby read and share your memories of corby itself or of a particular photo of corby. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1906. Explore and read 8842 pages of northants evening telegraph on the british newspaper archive, 6 years of history, local and international news stories, different and free sample issues to view everyday. John kempe the head master started off the school with no rules. A history of the county of northampton british history. Harrington, northamptonshire genealogy heraldry and history. Local quakers opposed the tank and guns being kept in the park. A brief history of corby, northamptonshire seatons law. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional. Local news, sport, entertainment, features and community news for where you live. Extent of scheduling the scheduling of the abandoned areas of walgrave medieval village is defined by three areas of protection.
The first is centred at sp8002971795 and lies south of holcote road and rectory lane and west of baker street and walgrave road. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. In 1568 corby was granted a charter by elizabeth i that exempted local landowners from tolls the fee paid by travellers to use the long distance public roads, dues an early form of income taxcorby borough council the history of corby and gave all men the right to refuse to serve in the local militia. The town has a rich history and possesses a large parish church, the longest in the county and complete with bonecrypt, and the market house built by thomas tresham in 1578. See all books memories of rushden read and share your memories of rushden itself or of a particular photo of rushden. Journal of the northamptonshire natural history society and. At the 2011 census the town had a population of 54,927 and the borough had a population of 61,255. Amazing teachers who are passionate about teaching movement to overcome injuries and back pain or.
Call us free for expert legal help and advice on 0800 3 10 11 12 today. It is hoped that in its way, this will serve to redress the balance. A history of northamptonshire darwen county history s 9781860771477. Viking history early settlement in corby dates back to the 8th century when a group of danish invaders, with their leader, kori, settled there. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. Id spent my first year at kettering high school so was in the second year at cgs and i loved every minute from the day i first walked in. Browse 32 photo books on rushden and the surrounding area. It is a refurbished 1960s cooperative store and its name refers to the history of the area. For most of its history it was an agricultural community but today few inhabitants work on the land. A history of the county of northampton british history online. History, operation and railways part six the corby area written by eric tonks. Modern kettering is still dominated by the 180 feet tall spire of the parish church of saints peter and paul. History of gayton in south northamptonshire map and. Most of east anglia in the 6th 7th centuries was part of denmark and corby was named in the doomsday book in 1086ad as corbei.
Figures released in march 2010 revealed that corby has the fastest growing population in both northamptonshire and the whole of england. Corby heritage centre is located at 7577 high street, old village, corby nn17 1uu. To oversee the planned developments, two urban regeneration companies have been created. For full access to all volumes, check your local library catalogue or your local archive. Abandoned areas of walgrave medieval village, walgrave. They submitted a petition to the council to have them removed and the council voted in agreement. By the standards of the time it was a large village.
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