Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet 2013 Table of Contents A Short History of and Whiston ...... 3 The Two Parish Churches...... 7 St. Peter’s, Cogenhoe...... 7 St. Mary the Virgin, Whiston...... 9 Other Churches in the United Benefice ...... 10 Other Local Churches ...... 10 Local Village Organisations...... 11 Local Councillors...... 14 Medical Facilities...... 15 Cogenhoe Village Facilities...... 16 Local Refuse Services...... 17 Local Library Service...... 17 Local Accommodation...... 18 Local Attractions...... 19 Local Restaurants and Public Houses ...... 20 Local Public Houses...... 20 Local Restaurants...... 21 Local Village Transport ...... 22 Local Other Services...... 22 Local Village Businesses ...... 23 Local Village Problem Reporting ...... 25 Local Walks ...... 27 Local Map ...... 28

Purpose of Document This document has been created by the Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council as a guide to the Villages of Cogenhoe and Whiston. The latest version of the guide can be found on the Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council Web Site at this link http://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.co.uk/ . For comments or errors contact the Parish Council at [email protected]

Thanks Many have contributed to the booklet but special thanks to Denis Pearson who produced the line drawings. Denis has lived in the village for many years and was previously an architect. He was the Church's architect, bell ringer and Churchwarden for many years

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 2 A Short History of Cogenhoe and Whiston The history of both villages begins millennia before they received their modern names.

In prehistory, the Nene valley was a system of braided channels with Neolithic and later, Bronze Age man living in around the area. The main evidence from these periods is the many flint tools which have been found including arrow heads, scrapers, boring tools and an axe-head. On top of the hill towards Cogenhoe Firs, and almost halfway between Cogenhoe and Whiston, one group of people were actively engaged in making these tools and possibly trading them on.

Their little settlement looked north and down into the river valley where, over many years, they constructed a barrow cemetery of at least six large mounds, each presumably containing at least one grave of an important member of the community. Only one of these mounds has survived the plough and is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument and can be seen from the footpath to .

There were a number of Iron Age settlements in the Parish including one in Short Lane. A later settlement took root on the south side of Cogenhoe Firs and developed into an important Romano- British settlement which lasted for several hundred years. Apart from a villa with mosaic floors, there were many other buildings with a variety of uses. Iron slag suggests that they had learned to use the local ores for smelting and other materials included copper alloy and glass were also used. A large number of bronze coins were found over the years and a grave with a small child was discovered in 1959. The body had been buried with two small pewter dishes beside it.

Another Romano-British villa was built on the southern rim of the valley and east of Whiston. Still to be excavated, this villa had glass windows and other high status building materials. In Cogenhoe village, north of Station Road, a number of skeletons from the Romano-British period have been found. One group of three included two children and an adult with a snake’s head bracelet on their wrist. Another, decapitated skeleton was found with its head lying between its legs. Yet another skeleton, also decapitated was left to lie in peace in one of the gardens off Station Road and is still there to this day. One of the front gardens in Corn Kiln Close, is home to the Roman corn drying kiln that lies preserved there and which gives the Close its name. When the E-shaped kiln was excavated in the early 1960s, a variety of finds included animal bones, antlers, quern stones (for grinding corn), a bronze brooch, a buckle and numerous coins were found. There were even carbonised grains of corn left by the Roman farmer.

Later pottery from the Dark Ages has been found west of Cogenhoe Church. This may have belonged to the first Christians to worship there. Later Saxon pottery was also found further to the west and it was probably these people who gave Cogenhoe its name. The name, Cogenhoe, has two elements to it. The second, ...hoe, is easy to interpret – having a topographical origin. A hoe was a spur of land, usually overlooking a valley. Other Northamptonshire examples include and . The first part of the name is problematic. It could refer to a personal name – Cucga’s Hoe. A 19th century cleric believed that it was a corruption of the Latin word, gucken if so, it became Gucken Hoe or Spy Hill. Latin place names though are rare and it is more likely that it is a corruption of a north Germanic word which may have the same or similar meaning – a lookout place.

In the 10th century, Whiston (or Hyctintune as it was then spelt) was given to Ramsey Abbey and it may be that it was the Abbott who named the village after St Wistan who died at the Abbey (another example is Wigston, in Leicestershire).

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 3 Later manorial lords were the Catesby family who owned a moated manor house to the North-west of the village alongside the stream. Moat Cottage or Place House still stands there and many of the earthworks have survived but in about 1575, Thomas Catesby had the old manor house pulled down and the materials transported to his new estate across the valley at Ecton where they were used to help build the Elizabethan, Ecton Hall.

Remains of a late Medieval settlement were found south of the present village and nearer to the Church but at some point it became depopulated and was eventually given over to agriculture. Ploughing in the 1970s revealed roof tile and other building materials in the field to the west of the Church path.

Similarly at Cogenhoe, a medieval settlement north of the church which included narrow closes and a fishpond also became empty – probably by the early modern period. At Domesday, there was a third settlement or manor that was centred on the present Cotton Farm where a number of houses were shown on the later Cogenhoe map of 1630. These were in the field to the south of Cotton Farm but then seem to have disappeared soon after – possibly by fire. A large quantity of pottery and other finds have been discovered on this site and a crudely-made stone cross base was found in a wall on Cotton Hill in the 1960s.

Apart from agriculture, the two villages have, over time, supported other industries. Until the 19th century, this was a woollen and textiles area but from the mid 19th century until shortly after the Second World War, Cogenhoe became a boot and shoe village with the Mann family first working from a converted cottage in Church Street, then to a purpose built factory in Whiston Road. When that burnt down in 1909, a replacement factory was built in Short Lane which was used until the late 1940s when production ceased and it became a bus garage. That too was destroyed by fire in the early 1970s.

Alongside the boot and shoe industry, was the remains of the hand lace trade. It was a cottage based industry with a lace school in Church Street where children might have been taught the basic 3Rs and the Catechism but also and more importantly, how to make bone lace. By the late 19th century, this ancient craft was gradually being driven into decline by the Nottinghamshire machine lace industry but it still exists today as a hobby or past-time practised by very skilled craftspeople.

One of the most important factors in encouraging industrial growth in the area was the opening of the to Railway in 1845. Operated by the and North Western Railway Company (LNWR), it became a very busy line with stations at Billing Road, west of Cogenhoe, and Castle Ashby, east of Whiston. Many local men worked on the line as plate-layers, signalmen and porters and the busy goods yard at Billing dispatched agricultural produce and boots and shoes out to the larger centres and accepted coal, fertiliser and many other goods for local customers.

Both Cogenhoe and Whiston, at different times, were involved in the extractive industries. Digging for iron ore began at Cogenhoe in the late 1850s with opencast quarrying and mines – the latter of which, according to local lore, collapsed one lunchtime while the men were away having their midday meals. The quarries continued up the hill towards the Firs. These quarries were connected to the main LNWR railway in the valley by way of narrow gauge and standard gauge private branch-lines. Later, the operation moved west with a standard gauge line running through what is now the Pocket Park to the Ironstone field south of the Playing Fields.

As well as operating lime kilns on the south side of Whiston Road, the iron ore industry at Cogenhoe was also associated with the brickworks west of Roe Farm. There, ‘commons’ and ‘facings’ were made from local clay – the latter bearing the legend, ‘COGENHOE’ in the frog. However, the economic depression of the late 1880s saw the end of both iron ore extraction and brick-making at Cogenhoe.

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 4 After a lull of some 25 years, iron ore extraction started again, but this time on the Whiston side of the Firs. Stimulated by the need for iron and steel for war materials, the Whiston Pits were opened by J.W. Pain in 1914. As well as iron ore, the overlying limestone was removed and also ganister, a mineral used to line furnaces with.

Using more modern, steam operated machinery, the quarrying eventually burst through into the old Cogenhoe workings. Brand new equipment was used including a standard gauge steam locomotive made by Andrew Barclay which was kept in a brick engine shed on the side of the Hill, just west of Whiston village. In 1917, the works were leased out and they then changed hands several times before closing in about 1922. The engine was transferred to the Furnaces who bought out the company. The little engine shed has long since gone but the old workings and railway tracks can still be picked out in the landscape.

At Cogenhoe, the pre-war coach firm of York Brothers (George and Fred York) continued to flourish in the 1950s. They operated a stage coach route between Wollaston and , via many of the local villages, but, also ran a travel company with coach excursions to all parts of the country. As their bus fleet grew, they swallowed up several of the smaller concerns and became not just an important local employer but also developed a national reputation for quality. Yorks, as part of a bigger concern, finally closed for business in 2012.

In the 1960s, Midland Capacitors established themselves in Church Street, making components for black and white televisions. For some time, every television in the country had parts made at Cogenhoe. The company lasted for some years and, like the boot and shoe factories before it, also provided a lot of out-work for local people.

Whereas Whiston has seen only moderate expansion in the last 40 years, Cogenhoe has undergone a major explosion of growth since the 1960s. Formerly a market gardening village, one by one the allotments and orchards have given way to new housing estates as the village has gradually transformed into a commuter settlement with the new inhabitants travelling to work in the nearby towns.

Further information on the early history of Cogenhoe can be found at British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66357

Listed Buildings A number of buildings (particularly in Church Street Cogenhoe) are Listed. 49 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II 46 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II 9 and 11 Mill Lane, Cogenhoe - Grade II Barn Adjacent to 45 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II Church of St Mary the Virgin, Whiston - Grade I Church of St Peter Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II* Cottons Farmhouse 28 Whiston Road, Cogenhoe - Grade II Honeysuckle Cottage, Mill Lane, Cogenhoe - Grade II Manor Cottage 62 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II Manor Farmhouse, Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II Manor Farmhouse, Manor Farm Court, Whiston - Grade II Manor House Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II Mill House, Mill Lane, Cogenhoe - Grade II Moat Farmhouse, Whiston- Grade II Place House Farmhouse, Whiston - Grade II Shepstone House 45 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 5 Stonelea Cottage Whiston Road, Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire - Grade II The Close and Attached Wall 45 Church Street, Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire - Grade II The Old Rectory, Whiston - Grade II The Pheasantry, 11 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II The Old Rectory (now called the Grange), Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II Wall Enclosing Rectory Orchard and Kitchen Garden, Mill Lane, Cogenhoe - Grade II

Also two listed tombs in the churchyard of St Peters Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South East of South East Angle of South Aisle of the Church of St Peter Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St Peter

See http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/cogenhoe+and+whiston for more details.

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 6 The Two Parish Churches Within the villages of Cogenhoe and Whiston the churches of St. Peter’s and St. Mary the Virgin both stand high on their side of the Nene river.

St. Peter’s, Cogenhoe

History From at least the reign of Henry II when William de Cogenhoe erected a small church and probably much earlier, a place of worship has stood on this spot.

Between 1225 and 1280 Nicholas de Cogenhoe, believed to be a Crusader, built a new church, and his effigy rests today in the South aisle of St. Peters. The son of Nicholas, William de Cogenhoe, opened up an arch on the north side of the chancel in AD 1320 and built a Chantry Chapel to Our Lady. About 20 years later William’s son, Giles de Cogenhoe, widened the nave and added the north and south aisles and a Founders’ Chapel in the south aisle.

The grandson of Giles was another William de Cogenhoe who began building the Clerestory about 1360 The south porch was added in 1380 and about this time William’s daughter, Agnes, built the tower as a memorial to her father. The registers of St. Peters dated from 1568. and include a census of the village taken in 1624. By the north door is the Black Bible dated 1617.

Within the belfry hang six bells ranging from 3 cwts 3 qtrs to 8 cwts 3 qtrs (187Kg to 437Kg).Two were originally cast in 1678, while another was of unknown 14th century origin. These three were recast and rehung with the additions in 1909. The bells were further turned and re-hung in 2003 by Taylors of Loughborough, who operate the largest bell foundry in the world.

Architectural features of special interest include ten shield and nine heads on pillars and corbels. The church is grade II* listed – http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-235459-church-of-st-peter-cogenhoe-and-whiston- Further information on St Peters can be found at British History On-line at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66357#s3

Sunday School St. Peter’s Centre, 11am every Sunday in term time.

Messy Church Themed activities and worship for families with young children, first Wednesday monthly in term time in Cogenhoe Primary School hall from 3.30 - 5.30pm.

Junior Church Youth Club Themed activities for young people aged 8 - 12 years, on third Wednesday monthly in term time in St Peter's Centre from 6.30 - 8pm.

Church Youth Group Themed activities for young people 11 - 16, on the second and fourth Wednesday monthly in term time in St Peter's Centre from 7 - 8.30pm.

Bell Ringers The church has a set of bells and practice is on Monday at 19:45. More information http://www.stpeterscogenhoe.org.uk/bells.html

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 7 Flower Guild The Church Flower Guild can be contacted at Ros Lee on 01604 890060.

Coffee Morning These are held on alternate Tuesdays between 10:30 and 11:30. Contact 01604 890638.

Parish Lunches These are held monthly usually on the first Thursday of the month from 12 noon until 2 p.m. except for August.

St Peter’s Centre The church hall can be hired for private events. Contact Anna Trimble on 01604 891843

Services St Peters Church ( http://www.stpeterscogenhoe.org.uk/ ) is part of the Benefice (grouping) of local churches called the United Benefice of Cogenhoe and Great Houghton and Little Houghton with Brafield on the Green. A full list of services can be found on the web site but at time of production the services in the Benefice are –

Time Brafield Cogenhoe Great Houghton Little Houghton First 8am Said Sunday 9:30 Eucharist Family Service 11am Family Family 6pm Eucharist Worship Evensong

Second 8am Said Eucharist BCP Sunday 9:30 Family Service 11am Family 6pm Eucharist Evensong

Third 8am Said Eucharist BCP Sunday 9:30 Family Eucharist 11am Family Family 6pm Service Eucharist Evensong

Fourth 8am Said Sunday 9:30 Eucharist Family Eucharist 11am Family 6pm Eucharist Evensong

There will be a single Benefice Service, see Fifth Sunday 10am http://www.theunitedbenefice.org.uk/services.html for details

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 8 St. Mary the Virgin, Whiston

History In 1950-51 restoration work to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin showed that a church had existed at Whiston long before the present church, which stands on the foundation of its predecessor. There is architectural evidence to suggest that the tower was erected sometime before the present nave, aisles and porch were built by Anthony Catesby in 1534.

The history of St. Mary’s is closely linked with the Catesby family and from 1700, by marriage, with the Irby family of Boston, Lincolnshire. The Catesby family had become Protestants after the Reformation and by Elizabethan times had become a Puritan stronghold

Early Church registers are missing; those that survive dating from 1700. The Church is of extraordinarily high quality having been worked on by the masons who constructed St Margaret’s Westminster.

The Church contains some fine and interesting monuments and tablets to the Catesby family and to Lord Boston (Died 1775) and his wife. Two of the wall tablets are from the workshops of Nolleken, the original drawings for one being held by the Victoria and Albert Museum. The reredos beneath the east window was donated by Llewelyn Irby and was designed by Mayer of London and Munich and carved by Habner. The organ, a gift of the Irby family in 1854, was electrified in 1965 and substantially renovated in 1974. The bells, five in all, date from 1611 to 1729 and were rehung in 1896. In recent years Whiston Church has become well known locally for its Special Services, in particular Carols by Candlelight a few days before Christmas.

The church is Grade 1 for more details, see http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-235471-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-cogenhoe-an

Further information on the history of the village and St Mary’s can be found at British History On- ine at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66371&strquery=whiston#s1

Services Currently services are Said Holy Communion 1662 Book of Common Prayer every first and third Sunday at 8:00 AM for ½ hour. See this link for up to date service information http://www.achurchnearyou.com/whiston-st-mary-the-virgin/

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 9 Other Churches in the United Benefice

St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Great Houghton High Street, Great Houghton, NN4 7AF http://www.stmarysgreathoughton.org.uk/

St Mary the Virgin, Little Houghton Corner of Road and Meadow Lane, Little Houghton, NN7 1AB http://www.stmaryslittlehoughton.org.uk/

St Laurence, Brafield on the Green Church Lane, Brafield on the Green, NN7 1BA http://www.stlaurencebrafield.org.uk/ Other Local Churches

All Saints Church - Little Billing Church Lane, Little Billing, NN3 9AG For information about this Church of see http://www.parishofbilling.org.uk/index.html Contact 01604 788508

St Andrew’s Church, Great Billing Church Walk, Great Billing, NN3 9ED For information about this Church of England see http://www.parishofbilling.org.uk/index.html Contact 01604 788508

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Great Billing High Street, Great Billing, NN3 9DT For information about this Church see http://www.ourladyandstanselm.org/index.htm Contact 01604 406410

All Saints, Earls Barton 7 High St, Earls Barton, NN6 0JG For information about this Church of England see http://www.allsaintsearlsbarton.org.uk/ Contact 01604 810477

Earls Barton Methodist Church Broad St, Earls Barton, NN6 0ND For information see http://www.ebmethodistchurch.co.uk/ Contact 01604 812559

Earls Barton Baptist Church West Street, Earls Barton, NN6 0EW Service Times : 10:00 am For information see http://www.centralba.org.uk/northampton.shtml Contact 01604 810224

St Anselm, Earls Barton (Roman Catholic Church) Churchill Road, Earls Barton, NN6 0PQ For information about this Roman Catholic Church see http://www.ourladyandstanselm.org/index.htm Contact 01604 406410

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 10 Local Village Organisations

1st Cogenhoe Sea Scout Group The group has a number of sections: 6 – 8 years old – Beaver Scouts – meet Monday 6pm – 7pm at Scout HQ, Short Lane, Cogenhoe 8 – 10 years old – Cub Scouts – meet Tuesday 6.30 pm – 8 pm at Scout HQ, Short Lane, Cogenhoe 10 – 14 years old – Sea Scouts – meet Friday evenings at Emberton Park during the summer months for water based activities and at Scout HQ, Short Lane, Cogenhoe in the winter months. 15 years and over – Explorer Scouts Contact Clive Collett on 01604 863944 or [email protected]

1st Brafield on the Green Brownies Ages 7 – 10 years. Meet on a Tuesday evening in Denton School Hall. Time: 6.30pm – 8.00pm Contact Carole Clarke on 01604 890170

St John Ambulance More information http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/about-us/st-john-ambulance-in-your-area/counties/northamptonshire.aspx

Walking for Health Organises relatively short fortnightly walks starting from the Cogenhoe Football Club about 10am on a Thursday. Contact Terry Coles on 01604 890158 or [email protected]

Walking Club Organise regular Sunday walks up to 6 miles Contact Derek Wright on 01604 890747 or [email protected]

Cogenhoe and Whiston Heritage Society The Society’s objective is to study, record and stimulate interest in the history and heritage of the two villages. For further information http://www.cogenhoeheritage.org.uk/ . Contact Tony Loader on 01604 890862 or [email protected]

Mature Movers Gentle fitness classes aimed at improving overall fitness, flexibility, balance and coordination in the 50+ age group. Meets on Wednesday from 09:30 to 10:30 in Cogenhoe Village Hall . Contact Maggie Irvine on 01604 891059 or [email protected]

Ladies Fellowship Ladies group connected to St Peters Church. Meets monthly on the 2 nd Tuesday at 19:30 at St Peters Centre in Church Street. For further information http://www.stpeterscogenhoe.org.uk/ladiesfellowship.html . Contact Diane Ovett on 01604 891002 or [email protected]

Cogenhoe Womens Institute Meets monthly on 1 st Wednesday in Cogenhoe Village Hall. Contact Maggie Irvine on 01604 891059 or [email protected]

Northampton U3A (University of the 3 rd Age) Further information http://www.U3A-Northampton.co.uk Contact Dinah Knapp on 01604 890993

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 11 Cogenhoe Discussion Group Contact Iris Sher on 01604 890392

Northants Dog Training Club Meet at Cogenhoe Village hall on York Avenue every Thursday evening from 19:15 to 22:15. There is also a Dog Agility Club that meets on Saturday mornings. Contact [email protected] or http://www.ndtc.co.uk /

Dog Training Weekly Dog Training on Fridays from 19:00 to 21:00 at the Village Hall . Contact Val on 01604 870518

Antique Fairs Held monthly on the 2nd Sunday of each month in the Village Hall.

Yoga Held weekly on Mondays 19:00 – 20:30. Contact Sara on 07957727828

Rotary Club There are a number of local Rotary Clubs For information see http://www.rotary-site.org/index.php?SiteID=358&lang=en or http://rotarybecket.org.uk/martellrob/files/0807_rc_brochure_6pp_dl_v5.pdf

Neighbourhood Watch There is a local Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator. Contact Ian Hill at [email protected] or http://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.co.uk/Watch.htm

The Old Baptist Church in Station Road

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 12 Village Sports Clubs

Cogenhoe United Football Club Currently play in the United Counties Premier Division League and are based at Compton Park in Brafield Road. For more information http://www.cogenhoeunited.co.uk/ Contact Derek Wright on 01604 890747 or [email protected]

Cogenhoe Cricket Club The cricket club is based behind the football club on York Avenue. For further information see http://www.cogenhoecc.co.uk/ Contact Terry Tarpley on 01604 890159 or [email protected]

Cogenhoe Bowls Club The bowls club is based next to the School on York Avenue. Contact Bob Shaw on 01604 890354 or [email protected]

Manfield Rangers Football Club Play in the Northamptonshire Sunday Combination League on Sunday morning on the village playing field. Contact Gary Goddard on 07828747090

The Pack Horse Bridge

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 13 Local Councillors

Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council The two villages have a joint Parish Council. The Clerk to the Council is Heather McNicol, 46 Church Street. She can be contacted on 01604 890433 or [email protected]

The Parish Council website has details of the councillors and also (for example) details of the monthly Parish Council Meetings and the minutes of those meetings. Web site is http://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.co.uk/

County Councillor Local County Councillor who covers the Hackleton Ward is Michael Clarke. Michael can be contacted on 01604 890832 or [email protected]

District Councillors We have two District () councillors covering the local Brafield and Yardley Ward. The two are - Carole Clarke contact on 01604 890170 or [email protected] and Steven Hollowell contact on 01604 890346 or [email protected]

Member of Parliament Our current MP is Andrea Leadson. Contact on [email protected] or http://www.andrealeadsom.com/

Member of European Parliament Bill Newton Dunn () Contact - [email protected] or http://www.newton-dunn.com/

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 14 Medical Facilities

Denton Village Surgery The nearest Doctors Practice is in Denton. They are open 08:00 – 18:30 Monday to Friday with extended hours on Monday until 20:00. Their address is Denton Village Surgery, Orchard Lane, Denton, NN7 1HT. Contact on 01604 890313 or out of hours 111 or http://www.dentonvillagesurgery.nhs.uk/

There is no bus service to the practice but there is a volunteer car scheme that can help with transport to the surgery and other medical centres including the local hospital (Northampton General). The Nene Valley Help Scheme local Cogenhoe co-ordinator is John Smith on 07864 039256.

The practice does have the useful facility to have prescriptions delivered to the local village shop (Londis). For this service simply request this when ordering prescriptions. These should be ordered 48 hours before the weekly Thursday delivery to the shop.

Urgent Out of Hours medical advice or treatment In an EMERGENCY e.g. collapse, severe chest pain or suspected fracture call 999 to be connected to the Ambulance Service.

For less urgent matters or advice call 111. This is a free service like the 999 and will be answered by a trained operator with access to a computerised pathfinder system. The operator will either give advice, arrange for a doctor to speak to you or arrange a face-to-face consultation with a doctor. This service is expected to be fully functional by the end of June 2013.

Medical Telephone Help Line – NHS Direct NHS Direct is the telephone health line open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year providing general information about local and national services including ‘out of hours’ advice. Contact NHS Direct at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk or contact 08 45 46 47 (24 hours). Note that if the 111 service is working satisfactorily it is proposed to close down the NHS Direct service at the end of September 2013.

Northampton General Hospital 24 hour contact on 01604 634700. Hospital has Accident and Emergency Department.

Further information at www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk or Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD.

Northampton Minor Illness and Minor Injury Unit The MIaMI unit is located alongside A&E in the main hospital Clintonville Road Northampton. The unit provides treatment for a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries - from colds and flu to stomach upsets, ear infections, sprains, strains, minor burns and wounds. The unit also provides help with emergency contraception.

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 15 Cogenhoe Village Facilities

Cogenhoe Village Shop and Post Office – Londis This local shop at 54 Station Road is open from 08:00 – 20:00 and provides the usual papers, food and drinks plus a Post Office. It will also deliver (for a small fee) newspapers if required. It is the collection point for prescriptions that are delivered weekly on request from Denton Surgery. The shop also has a dry cleaning service. More information 01604 899269 or http://www.londis.co.uk/find-a-londis/1435

Cogenhoe Village Hall and Playing Fields The Village Hall is owned and run by the village and used by many local groups. The hall and playing fields can be hired for private functions. Contact details for Playing Field management committee - Terry Tarpley on 01604 890159 or [email protected] There is a badminton court for hire. Contact as above

Cogenhoe Primary School The only school in Cogenhoe is the Primary School on York Avenue currently with about 150 pupils. More information at http://www.cogenhoe.northants.sch.uk/ Contact Elaine Goldswain on 01604 890380 or [email protected]

Village Hall Play Group Cogenhoe playgroup opened in 1966 and is operated by a committee of elected parents and carers. The group meets at the Village Hall on York Avenue Mon – Fri 0915 – 1130am. Contact Lisa Scotford on 01604 890962 or http://www.cogenhoeplaygroup.co.uk/home

Pocket Park Access to the park is via Short Lane off Station Road near the Royal Oak Pub. Previously the site was used for ironstone extraction for buildings in the village. The land is on the Compton Estate which adjoins Castle Ashby House in an area which could not be used for agriculture. It also contains a ford and the remains of the old ironstone railway In 1984 Cogenhoe was one of the first Pocket Parks to be set up under Northamptonshire County Council's scheme. More information at http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Leisure/pocket- parks/SNPP/Pages/Cogenhoe-pocket-park.aspx

Cotton’s Farmhouse Provides support for people with learning disabilities. 28 Whiston Road, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NL Contact 01604 891487 or [email protected] or http://www.cottonsfarmhouse.org/

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 16 Local Refuse Services

Refuse collection Refuse is collected weekly on Fridays. All households will have a three bins; black (household) (collected one week) and green (garden) and blue (recycling) (both collected the other alternate week). Each household will also have two silver caddies for food waste collection. Details of the service and the changes for 2013 can be found at http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling.htm .

Bulky Waste Removal To get bulky waste removed by South Northants Council see http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/bulkywaste.htm

Recycling Centre The nearest centre is on Lower Ecton Lane, Great Billing Northampton, NN3 5HQ. Contact is 01604 406583. For more information and opening times see http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/environ/waste/pages/household-waste- recycling-centres.aspx The centre offers a full refuse service including general household waste. Waste that cannot be recycled or is not sorted for recycling will be sent to landfill. Local Library Service

Mobile Library The Northamptonshire County Council mobile library visits Cogenhoe on the 3 rd Sunday of the Month in Orchard Way from 13:45 to 14:25 and Whalley Grove from 14:30 to 15:10. Contact 0300 1261000 or http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Leisure/libraries/visit-your- library/pages/mobiletimetables.aspx and search for Cogenhoe. Bus passes can be also renewed at the mobile library.

Earls Barton Library Broad Street, Earls Barton, NN6 0ND Contact 0300 1261000 or [email protected] Opening times http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Leisure/libraries/visit-your- library/ListLibraries/Pages/Earls-Barton-Library.aspx

Weston Favell Library Centre, Northampton, NN3 8JZ Contact 0300 1261000 or [email protected] Opening times http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Leisure/libraries/visit-your- library/ListLibraries/Pages/Weston-Favell-Library.aspx

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 17 Local Accommodation

Premier Inn, The Quays Hotel Northampton, Great Billing Located 1 mile from Cogenhoe near Billing Aquadrome at Crow Lane, Great Billing, NN3 9DA. For further information http://www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/NORPLI/northampton-gt-billing/a45

The Worlds End Ecton Located 2.1 miles from Cogenhoe at Northampton Road, Ecton NN6 0QN. For further information http://www.theworldsend.org/

Premier Inn, Northampton Bedford Rd/A428 Located 3.8 miles from Cogenhoe at The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton, NN4 7YD. For further information http://www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/NORLAK/northampton-bedford-rd/a428

The Hillcrest B & B, Earls Barton Located 5.1 miles from Cogenhoe at 29 Mears Ashby Road, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0HQ For further information 01604 810159 or http://www.thehillcrest.org.uk/.

The Green

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Billing Aquadrome There is a large static caravan park located at Billing Aquadrome. As well as caravan residents the Aquadrome hosts a large number of events during the year like car events, the Northampton Balloon Festival and similar. For further information see http://www.billingaquadrome.com/events/events.html .

Castle Ashby The local country house and land owner is located at Castle Ashby. As well as the large gardens the house also hosts a number of events during the year. For further information see http://www.castleashbygardens.co.uk/

Castle Ashby Rural Shopping Yard The village of Castle Ashby offers the combination of rural shopping and walking in the gardens of a stately home. The shops are located in old converted farm buildings and specialise in gifts, crafts and local produce. The shopping yard is clearly signposted in the village of Castle Ashby. For further information see http://www.ruralshoppingyard.co.uk/

Billing Garden Village The Causeway, Great Billing (opposite Billing Aquadrome) Northampton, NN3 9FX The shopping complex consists of a variety of retail outlets including a farm shop, a butcher and All Seasons Café, mens hairdresser, ladies hairdresser, army surplus store, Pippa’s Blinds, flower shop and Ponden Mill situated in and round the Billing Garden Store. Free parking. For further information see http://www.billinggardenvillage.co.uk/

Sywell Reservoir Country Park Country Park located 3 miles from Cogenhoe. For further information see http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/leisure/countryside/pages/sywell.aspx

South Northants Council Tourist Information The local council web site has further information for visitors. For further information see http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/2634.htm

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 19 Local Restaurants and Public Houses

Local Public Houses

The Royal Oak Pub, Cogenhoe The only public house in Cogenhoe is the Royal Oak on Station Road. Contact 01604 890125 for details of opening times.

Cogenhoe Sports and Social Club Based in Station Road this members club has a bar, large function room and free parking. Contact 01604 890882 or [email protected] or http://www.cogenhoessc.co.uk/

Four Pears, Pub and Restaurant, Little Houghton Bedford Road, Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1AB, Contact 01604 890900 or [email protected] or http://www.thefourpears.com

The Red Lion, Pub & Restaurant, Brafield on the Green 36, Bridle Path, Bedford Road (A428) Brafield on the Green, Northamptonshire, NN7 1BP Contact 01604 890707 or [email protected] or http://www.mcmanuspub.co.uk/index.php?page=red-lion-home

The Old Cherry Tree, Pub and Restaurant, Great Houghton 8 Cherry Tree Lane, Great Houghton Northamptonshire, NN4 7AT Contact 01604 761399 or [email protected] or http://www.theoldcherrytree.co.uk/

The White Hart, Pub and Restaurant, Great Houghton 39 High Street, Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, NN4 7AF Contact 01604 762940 or http://www.everards.co.uk/our-pubs/white-hart-great-houghton

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 20 Rose and Crown, Pub and Restaurant, Yardley Hastings 4 Northampton Road, Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, NN7 1EX Contact 01604 696276 or [email protected] or http://www.roseandcrownbistro.co.uk/

Red Lion, Pub and Restaurant, Yardley Hastings 89 High Street, Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, NN7 1ER Contact 01604 696210 or http://www.redlionyardleyhastings.co.uk/

Red Lion, Pub and Restaurant, Denton Main Street, Denton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1DQ Contact 01604 890510 or [email protected] or http://www.redliondenton.co.uk/

Local Restaurants

Riverview Restaurant Based on Station Road near Billing Aquadrome about 1 mile from Cogenhoe. Contact 01604 891888 or http://riverview-restaurant.co.uk/

Oriental Paradise Restaurant The Causeway, Billing, Northampton, NN3 9EX Contact 01604 786688

Fayre and Square, Quays, Billing Located at the entrance to Billing Aquadrome, Billing, Northampton, NN3 9DA. Contact 01604 417400 or http://www.fayre-square.com/pub/quays-billing-billing/p1326/

Fayre and Square, Billing Mill, Billing The Causeway, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9EX . Contact 01604 415059 or http://www.fayre-square.com/pub/billing-mill-great-billing/m8252/

Billing Fish Bar Crow Lane, Little Billing, NN3 9DA Contact 01604 402942

All Seasons Café, Billing Garden Centre Located in the Billing Garden Centre opposite the Billing Aquadrome. Contact 01604 404226 or http://www.billinggardenvillage.co.uk/village-shops/all-seasons-cafe/

Dunkley’s Restaurant Located 2 miles from Cogenhoe on the site of Castle Ashby Railway Station on Grendon Road between Grendon and Earls Barton NN7 1NP. Contact 01604 810546 or [email protected] or http://www.dunkleysrestaurant.co.uk/

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 21 Local Village Transport

43 Bus Service to Northampton There is one public bus that services the two villages. This is the 43 bus service subsidised by Northamptonshire Council. It runs about 5 times a day Monday to Saturday. The latest timetable can be found at http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Transport/pubtrans/Documents/Bus%20Ti metables/RC-43-Sep2011.pdf or attached to the bus stops or in the Londis shop on Station Road.

Tesco Weston Favell bus service There is a twice weekly return (free) bus service from the middle of Cogenhoe to the local Tesco superstore at Weston Favell. The bus service runs Tuesday and Wednesday departing from Cogenhoe at 12:30 near the garage and the return journey departs from the store at 14:15. Check details at http://www.tesco.com/storeLocator/bus/3377.pdf Contact Country Lion who supply the service on 01604 754566. Local Other Services

ATM Nearest ATM is at BP Garage at Billing Aquadrome on Station Road near the A45 though there is charge for this. The nearest free ATM is just outside the entrance to Billing Aquadrome. There is a free ATM at the Market Harborough Building Society in the middle of Earls Barton and also outside Boots at Riverside on the A45.

Dispensing Chemists Nearest dispensing chemist is Brook Knight Pharmacy, Ecton Brook Road, Northampton, NN3 5EN Contact 01604405260 or [email protected] or Fax: 01604784234 or http://www.knightspharmacy.co.uk/storedetails.php?storeId=22

Another nearby dispensing chemist is Jeyes at 26 The Square, Earls Barton, NN6 0NA. Contact 01604 810289 / 812657 or [email protected] or Fax: 01604 810289 or http://www.jeyesofearlsbarton.co.uk/

Citizens Advice Bureau The local CAB is Nene Valley - 2b High Street, WELLINGBOROUGH, Northamptonshire, NN8 4HR Contact 0844 8552122 or http://www.nenevalleycab.org.uk/

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Note the inclusion of any business in this booklet does not imply any recommendation or otherwise. This list is not thought to be complete and more information can be found using the usual methods of internet search, or yellow pages or telephone directory for example. If you wish to be included in the next version or the details are wrong then email [email protected]

Milk Delivery To have milk delivered contact Dairy Crest on 01604 713900 Milk and More will deliver to Cogenhoe. Order on-line milk and other goods for regular delivery at http://www.milkandmore.co.uk/home

Mobile Shop This van stops in the Royal Oak car park.

Mobile Chinese Food Van Wong’s Chinese Hot Food Mobile Take-away. The van parks each Thursday evening outside the garage in Station Road. Contact 07961 970468

Builders Cogenhoe Carpentry and Construction. 1 Pippen Close , Cogenhoe, NN7 1NF Contact Steve Loveder on 07903009704 or 01604 891042

Barton Builders 127 Station Road, Cogenhoe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1NG Contact 01604 890344 or 07976 206174 or [email protected] http://www.bartonbuilders.co.uk/

Chris Rose 3 Church Street Cogenhoe NN7 1LS Contact 01604 899151

Joinery Robert Hollowell. Contact 01604 891686 or 07960 082975

Garage The village has a local garage L W Burrows and Son on Station Road NN7 1LT. They carry out servicing and MOTs Contact 01604 891000.

Locksmith NJM Locksmiths 142 Station Road, Cogenhoe, Northampton NN7 1N. Contact 01604 890974 or 07966 639108 or [email protected] http://www.njmlocksmiths.co.uk/

Podiatrist Mrs K Sindall 45 Station Road, Cogenhoe. Contact 01604 891588 or 07722 572699 or [email protected]

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 23 Aerial Services Jays Aerial 21 Nene Rise, Cogenhoe, Northampton NN7 1NT Contact 01604 891103 or 07951 273544 or http://www.jays-aerials.co.uk/

Garden Services Greenscene 18 Mill Lane Cogenhoe Northampton NN7 1NA Contact 01604 891 200 or 07866 679 708 or [email protected] or http://www.greenscene.co.uk/index.php

Car and Van Hire W. Wright and Sons Old Station Yard Station Road Cogenhoe NN7 1NH. Contact 01604 890361 or http://www.carhire-northampton.co.uk/home

Furniture Ye Olde Traditional Furniture Co.Ltd Unit 3, Roe Farm, Whiston Rd, NN7 1NL, Cogenhoe Contact 01604 890956 or [email protected] or http://www.yotfc.co.uk/

Graphic Design Company Square Bear Ltd The Old School, York Avenue, Cogenhoe, NN71LT Contact 01604 899099 or [email protected] or http://sqbear.co.uk/

Lithographic Printers Shire Lumsden Ltd Unit 4 Roe Farm Whiston Road Cogenhoe NN7 1NL Contact 01604 891091 or [email protected]

Printing Imprint Media Solutions The Old School, York Avenue, Cogenhoe, NN71LT Contact 01604 899200 or [email protected] or http://www.imprintmediasolutions.co.uk/

Oprint 174 Station Road, Cogenhoe, NN71NG Contact 01604 890325 or [email protected] or www.oprint.co.uk

Christmas Cribs Christmas Cribs The Pheasantry, Church Street Cogenhoe, NN7 1LS Contact 01604 890417 or [email protected] or http://www.christmascribs.com/

Funeral Services B. Hollowell & Son & W.K. Burbidge The Birches, Bedford Road, Brafield on the Green, NN7 1BD. Contact 0500 464747 or [email protected] or http://www.bhollowellandson.co.uk/index.php

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 24 Local Village Problem Reporting

Roads Problems relating to the roads in the village should be reported to Northamptonshire County Council using the Street Doctor website http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Transport/roads/streetdoctor/Pages/Step1.a spx Problems would include road pot holes, problems with grit bin, blocked drains, damaged or dirty road signs, footpath cracked etc.

Street Lighting Report to Parish Council on [email protected]

Blocked or overgrown local footpaths and overhanging bushes Report to Parish Council on [email protected]

Non-Emergency Police Issues Report any non-Emergency police related issues on 101. Always use 999 if in doubt. Police encourage anyone who suspects a person of driving while under the under the influence of drink or drugs to report them to the Drivewatch Hotline - 0800 174615 - a 24-hour-telephone service which is monitored by the police.

Crimestoppers To report a crime anonymously call 0800 555111

Sewage Farm ‘Smells’ To report a smell that appears to be coming from the Great Billing Sewage Treatment Works call 08457 145145 http://www.anglianwater-consultation.co.uk/greatbilling

Gas Leak Report a gas leak on 0800 111 999

Electricity Power Failure Contact Western Power Distribution (Midlands East) on 0800 056 8090

Water Emergency Contact Anglian Water on 0800 771 881 or online at https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/environment/performance/leakage/report-a-leak/leak- details/index.aspx

Floodline For concerns about flooding call 0845 988 1188. To sign up for Floodline Warnings Direct call the same number or https://fwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/app/olr/home

Pest Control Call South Northamptonshire Council Environmental Health Services 01327 322323

RSPCA Contact Northamptonshire Branch on the Cruelty Hotline on 0300 1234 999. More info http://rspca- northamptonshire.org.uk/

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 25 Dog Fouling To report anyone not clearing up after a dog then use this http://selfservice.southnorthants.gov.uk/Ef3/General.jsp?form=Web_Report_Dog_Mess&page=dog

Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet V1 - Page 26 Local Walks

South Northants Council The council has a web page devoted to walks in South Northamptonshire though the walks are mainly to be found in the west of our region. The details can be found at http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/2703.htm

Other web links There are many web links to walks covering Cogenhoe and Whiston. A sample of them are http://www.walk4life.info/walk/cogenhoe-mill-whiston-locks-circular http://philsorrell.com/2010/02/17/northamptonshire-round-cogenhoe-to-hartwell/ http://www.tenfootclub.org.uk/cogenhoe_to_yardley_hastings.htm

Nene Way A popular walk mainly alongside the . Further info http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Transport/walking/Documents/PDF%20D ocuments/Kislingbury%20to%20Cogenhoe.pdf

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2013

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