Relics of the towns history include part of an anglosaxon cross carved from stone, a tudor rood screen, and reminders of the english civil war. Desborough to kettering 3 ways to travel via bus, taxi, and car. It lies some 10 km southeast of market harborough, 11 km southwest. August 2012 pages 1922, family history library ref. Historical records and family trees related to william desborough. It is run by a team of volunteers who deliver library services and the library space with support from the county council. Desborough war memorial, desborough, northamptonshire. Desborough library and community hub northamptonshire. View upcoming funeral services, obituaries, and funeral flowers for the cooperative funeralcare kettering in kettering, northamptonshire. Northamptonshire familypedia fandom powered by wikia. Desborough resident peter cox gives a personal tour of his home town.
The word kettering is derived from combining two words. Give details of my talks on heritage, history, travel audiovisual and slide. Poll books for multiple years, searchable by a name index. This necklace, found in a womans grave, is the finest of its kind to survive from anglosaxon england. Pictures of desborough in northamptonshire yourlocalweb. The cheapest way to get from desborough to kettering costs only. Desborough a study of its people through the ages menu. I am mike stroud and i am a local historian who has been published and broadcast, with an interest in the industrial heritage of desborough and north northamptonshire and south leicestershire and the.
Steeped in history but thankfully striving to keep up with the times. Corby natural history and archaeological society corby, northamptonshire. Were really keen to collate a comprehensive set of images to show desborough in its past and present form its a changing place and it would be good to record the changes forever. The county is administered by northamptonshire county council and by seven nonmetropolitan district councils.
Relics of the towns history including part of an anglosaxon cross carved from stone, a tudor rood screen and reminders of the civil war. Educate and inform people about the industrial heritage and history of desborough and north northamptonshire. The family moved around leicestershire, to oadby, northamptonshire, desborough, rothwell, and long yard. Give details of my talks on heritage, history, travel audiovisual and slide shows and illustrated talks. The most desborough families were found in the uk in 1891. Desborough library is now a community managed library managed by desborough library and community hub and run on a day to day basis by a team of volunteers. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Desborough, northamptonshire photos, maps, books and memories of desborough everything old photos old maps books. Desborough is a town in northamptonshire, some five miles northwest of kettering. Desborough comes under northamptonshire county council and. The desborough library and community hub cio dlch is communitymanaged library. Desborough war memorial is a grade ii listed building in desborough, northamptonshire, england.
I am mike stroud and i am a local historian who has been published and broadcast, with an interest in the industrial heritage of desborough and north northamptonshire and south leicestershire and the history of this part of the east midlands in general. Desborough war memorial, desborough 14289 historic. Guide to desborough, northamptonshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. View old historical pictures and photos of desborough in nhants and the surrounding area. History of desborough, in kettering and northamptonshire map. Kettering was first mentioned in the history books during the 10 th century around 956, but it has been in existence even before that. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth, marriage, death, census, and military records. The story of a northamptonshire village tom partridgeunderwood writes, if you thought bozeat was a sleepy little village in the middle of england with no tale to tell, then you would be very wrong, for within the pages of this excellent book you will find accounts of murder and intrigue. Rothwell, a small town and a parish in northamptonshire. Come in and look around, or spend some time, if you wish, chatting to the museums enthusiastic volunteers about desborough history. The twenty four coburgesses of the 16th century town assembly books become from 1595 onwards.
Due to current covid19 measures desborough library is closed until further notice. History of kettering, northamptonshire premier taxis blog. The inclusion of a cross pendent reflects the influence of christianity on anglosaxon culture during a time of changing religious beliefs. Urns from this period have been found in and around the town. George washington, the first president of the united states of america, was born into the washington family who had migrated to america from northamptonshire in 1656. The desborough family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. Lingerie is still made there, but the factory is no longer owned by the coop. An undated map of the late 18th century nro shows the common fields still in existence. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Official website for the desborough heritage centre and desborough civic society, station road, desborough, northants.
The monument comprises a 4m high granite monolith, foursided and slightly tapering. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1930. Desborough, northamptonshire genealogy familysearch. Baptism, marriage and burial parish and nonconformist records. A directory of settlements in northamptonshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading.
Stagecoach northamptonshire operates a bus from desborough, paddock lane to. Books about desborough area browse 34 photo books on desborough and the surrounding area. History of desborough, in kettering and northamptonshire. Desborough, northamptonshire genealogy heraldry and history. By using this site, you consent to our use of cookies on this website in accordance with our cookie policy. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained desborough election results. Compiled from the manuscript collections of the late learned. Domesday book 1086 refers to desborough as a place of judgement. Desborough photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Desborough, a village and a parish in kettering district, northampton. Desborough heritage centre, northants desborough history. Rothwell is a small market town in the kettering district of northamptonshire, england. Desborough heritage centre houses displays covering the history of desborough from very early settlements to the 19th and 20th centuries.
Funeral home services for peter are being provided by the cooperative funeralcare kettering. The village stands 3 miles w from desborough station on the m. The history and antiquities of the hundred of desborough. Desborough war memorial stands in a war memorial garden at the junction of lower street and high street, to the north of the grade ilisted anglican and methodist church of st giles and opposite the services club grade ii. Desborough is a town in northamptonshire, england, located in the ise valley between market. Desborough, a village and a parish in northamptonshire. The village stands near the leicester and bedford railway, 5. The 5 best things to do in desborough 2020 with photos. The desborough factory is from 1905, five years later than the bakery, and the design is attributed to an inhouse coop architect. William desborough historical records and family trees. Come in and look around, or spend some time, if you wish, chatting to the museums enthusiastic. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Article dates from 18051963, and is found in footprints, northamptonshire family history society magazine, vol.
The towns origins lie in the bronze age some 2000 years bc. Rothwell, northamptonshire genealogy heraldry and history. It gives the title of baron to the family of nevillegriffin. Anglosaxon tribes once inhabited kettering, and it was one of their first villages. At that time there were four fields, how, garborough, little and bestow fields, all lying around the town, and a large area of old enclosures in the n. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of. This was about 18% of all the recorded desboroughs in the uk. The history and antiquities of the hundred of desborough, and deanery of wycombe, in buckinghamshire. The desborough necklace illustration ancient history. Braybrooke, northamptonshire genealogy heraldry and history. Kettering is a town in the kettering district, in the county of northamptonshire, england, about 70 miles 1 km north of london and 15 miles 24 km. In 1891 there were 2 desborough families living in london. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of.
Compiled from the manuscript collections of the late learned antiquary john bridges, esq. Braybrooke, a village and a parish in northamptonshire. Services club is a grade ii listed building in desborough, northamptonshire, england. Its gold wire beads and pendents set with garnets reflect a mixture of mediterranean and continental fashions. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Close by the church is the 18th century church house the 19th century desborough house with its stucco and doric pillars, now the services club. The people information about individuals census transcriptions. See all books market harborough a history and celebration. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoemaking in the 19th century, and had a long association with the cooperative movement. The dlch is a place for young and old alike to make the most of the librarys resources and services. George washingtons greatgreatgreatgreatgreat grandfather, lawrence washington, was mayor of northampton on several occasions and it was he who.
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