Northamptonshire Association for Local History

Cogenhoe is situated some 7 miles to the east of Northampton. The 12th Century St Peters Church, built by the crusader Nicholas de Cogenhoe, stands proudly on a bluff 90ft above the river Nene on its south bank. It overlooks the mill which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The old village, including the Old Manor House, stretches along a high ridge that is called Church Street. It is largely Jacobean and made up of fine limestone houses. More recently, in the late 1800s, the village gained industries in the form of an Ironstone Quarry and Mann's shoe factory. As a result it expanded along what we now called Station Road. Finally, in the 1960s, new houses were built for young families where once the market garden industry used to thrive.

In association with:

Cogenhoe & Whiston Heritage Group

Programme

Speakers

Paul Blinkhorn lives in Northampton and is a familiar face on the Time Team television programme where he has worked for many years as the pottery expert. Paul has been provided a number of ancient artefacts found within the village boundaries. He will give us a fascinating account of what he can deduce from them about our heritage.

Ted Barnesis Chairman of The Cogenhoe and Whiston Heritage Society. After a successful career in business, he takes an active interest in local history and has recently been leading a project, researching maps of the area. Ted will give us an overview of the village, focussing on the 1630 Cheyne Estate map and the 1829 Inclosure Map.

Richard Deacon is Vice Chairman of the Cogenhoe and Whiston Heritage Society. He comes from a market gardening family in Cogenhoe and Little Houghton who and had a fruit and vegetable stall on Northampton market. He will be taking a personal look at the market gardening industry in Cogenhoe, and give an overview of the industry nationally, and how it looks today in the world of the supermarket and year -round food availability.

The charge of £16 per person includes the cost of all refreshments and lunch. Please advise if you have any special dietary requirements when booking.

Car parking space will be available.