Cogenhoe and Whiston Village Booklet 2019

Please retain this booklet for future use and leave it at the premises for the newcomers if you leave Cogenhoe Table of Contents A Short History of Cogenhoe and Whiston ...... 3 The Two Parish Churches ...... 8 St. Peter’s, Cogenhoe ...... 8 St. Mary the Virgin, Whiston ...... 10 Other Local Churches ...... 11 Local Village Organisations ...... 12 Village Sports Clubs ...... 14 Other Organisations ...... 15 Local Councillors ...... 16 Medical Facilities ...... 17 Cogenhoe Village Facilities ...... 18 Local Recycling Services ...... 19 Local Library Service ...... 19 Local Accommodation ...... 20 Local Attractions ...... 21 Local Restaurants and Public Houses ...... 22 Local Public Houses ...... 22 Other Local Restaurants ...... 23 Local Village Transport ...... 24 Local Other Services ...... 24 Local Village Businesses ...... 25 Local Village Problem Reporting ...... 28 Local Walks ...... 29 Regular Village Events ...... 29 Cogenhoe Green Plaque Scheme ...... 30

Purpose of Document This document has been created by the Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council as a guide to the Northamptonshire 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 https://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk/. For comments or errors contact the Council at [email protected]

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

2019 Update A village map has been included along with details of the Heritage Trail and many minor updates.

Regular Updates in the Parish Magazine (Outlook) This is published 11 times a year at the start of each month (no edition in August). It carries village news and details of village events. If you wish to advertise your event or local business or have village news then contact the editor on [email protected]. Use this email to also arrange a subscription. The parish council website also has a WHATS ON page see https://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk/

Jon Bailey

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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 in them.

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 Earls Barton.

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 including 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 Farthinghoe and Wadenhoe. 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 then it became Gucken Hoe or Spy Hill. Page 3

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).

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’s 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’s 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, were 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 Blisworth to Peterborough Railway in 1845. Operated by the London 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 Page 4 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.

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 Hunsbury Hill 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 Northampton, 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.

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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. Only one market garden now remains.

Further information on the early history of Cogenhoe can be found at British History Online at 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* Cotton’s 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 25 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II 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, 15 Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II The Rectory (now called the Grange), Church Street, Cogenhoe - Grade II Wall Enclosing Rectory Orchard and Kitchen Garden, Mill Lane, Cogenhoe - Grade II War Memorial on St. Peter's Centre wall - Grade II

There are also two listed tombs in the churchyard of St Peter’s 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 historicengland.org.uk for more details.

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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 the south side of the Nene River. St. Peter’s, Cogenhoe http://www.stpeterscogenhoe.org.uk/

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. Peter’s. 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. Peter’s date 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 3cwts 3qtrs to 8cwts 3qtrs (187kg to 437kg). Two of them 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. More information http://www.stpeterscogenhoe.org.uk/bells.html

Architectural features of special interest include ten shields and nine heads on pillars and corbels. The church is grade II* listed. Further information on St Peter’s can be found at British History On-line at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66357#s3

Sunday School Held monthly on the second Sunday of each month when there is an 11:00 service at Cogenhoe Church. Sunday School will begin at 11:00 in the St. Peter’s Centre and the session will end in Church after a Blessing during Communion. Contact Elizabeth Hopes on 01604 890700.

Church Mice Monthly group for 0-5 year olds and their carers. Contact Grace Deacon on 01604 890275.

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Bell Ringers St Peter’s bell ringers are affiliated to the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers. New members are always welcome. You must be at least 10 years old to ring. Tower Captain is Mrs Dorothy Stopps and regular practice night is Monday at 19:45.

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

Parish Lunches These are held monthly usually on the first Thursday of the month from 12:00 until 13:00 except for August. Held in St Peter’s Centre next to the church.

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

Services St Peter’s Church 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 http://theunitedbenefice.org.uk/services.html

Church Events Over the year the church hosts events such as music concerts and choir performances. See Parish Magazine (Outlook) for details. Details of Outlook on page 2.

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 Bedford 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/

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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 Online 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 for ½ hour followed by refreshments. For more details http://www.yardleyhastingsbenefice.co.uk/the-churches-of-the-yardley-hastings- benefice/st-mary-the-virgin-whiston/

The church of St. Mary the Virgin, Whiston is in a different benefice to that of St Peter’s. This benefice is called the Yardley Hastings Benefice and consists of the churches of St Mary Magdalene at Castle Ashby, St Margaret of Antioch at Denton, St Mary’s at Grendon, St Mary the Virgin at Whiston and St Andrew's at Yardley Hastings.

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Other Local Churches

All Saints Church - Little Billing Church Lane, Little Billing, NN3 9AE For information about this Church of England see http://www.billing.church/ Contact 01604 555186

St Andrew’s Church, Great Billing Church Walk, Great Billing, NN3 9ED For information about this Church of England see http://www.billing.church/ Contact 01604 555186

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Great Billing High Street, Great Billing, NN3 9DT For information about this Roman Catholic Church see https://ourladyandstanselm.org/ Contact 01604 402301

All Saints, Earls Barton 7 High St, Earls Barton, NN6 0JG For information about this Church of England see https://www.allsaintsearlsbarton.org.uk/ Contact 01604 240782

Earls Barton Methodist Church Broad St, Earls Barton, NN6 0ND For information see https://www.earlsbartonmethodistchurch.com/ Contact 01933 312778

St Anselm, Earls Barton Churchill Road, Earls Barton, NN6 0PQ For information about this Roman Catholic Church see https://ourladyandstanselm.org/st-anselm/ Contact 01604 402301

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Local Village Organisations

1st Cogenhoe Sea Scout Group The group has a number of sections: 6 – 8 years old – Beaver Scouts – meet Tuesday 18:00 – 19:00 8 – 10 years old – Cub Scouts – meet Tuesday 19:00 – 20:00 Both meet 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 in the wintertime. 15 years and over – Explorer Scouts Contact Keith Loader on 01604 413497 or see http://graftondistrictscouts.org.uk/groups/1st-cogenhoe-sea-scout-group/

1st Brafield on the Green Brownies Ages 7 – 10 years. Meet on a Tuesday evening in Denton School Hall. Time: 18:30 – 20:00 Contact Carole Clarke on 01604 890170.

Walking for Health Organises relatively short walks starting from the Cogenhoe Scout HQ in Short Lane at 10:00 fortnightly on a Thursday. Contact Terry Coles on 01604 890158 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/. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 19:30 in the Cogenhoe Village Hall. Contact the society on [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 the Cogenhoe Village Hall in term time. Contact Maggie Irvine on 01604 891059 or [email protected]

Chair exercise group Tuesdays in term time at Cogenhoe Village Hall 14:30 – 15:30 Contact Jane Lilly 01604 890565

Ladies Fellowship Ladies group connected to St Peter’s Church. Meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at 19:30 at St Peter’s Centre in Church Street. Further information http://www.stpeterscogenhoe.org.uk/ladiesfellowship.html. Contact Jackie Allen or [email protected]

Pilates Wednesday’s 9.30-10.30 and Thursday’s 18:30 – 19:30 and 19:30 to 20:30.. Held in St Peter’s Centre in Church Street. Contact Nicki on 07532 432421

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Cogenhoe Women’s Institute Meets monthly on 1stt Wednesday of the month at 19:45 in Cogenhoe Village Hall. Contact Maggie Irvine on 01604 891059 or [email protected]

Cogenhoe Youth Club Group for 8-13 year olds. Meets monthly usually on last Friday of the month in Cogenhoe Village Hall from 18:15 – 19:45. For more details see posters round village. Small charge.

Rural Cinema Shows monthly film in Village Hall on last Wednesday of the month from 16:00. For details of films see posters around village. Costs £3:50 per person. Tea/Coffee and biscuits for donation.

The Old Chapel in Station Road

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Dog Training

Val’s Pals Weekly Dog Training on Fridays from 19:00 to 21:00 at the Village Hall. Contact Val on 01604 870518 or [email protected]

Top Knot Agility dog club Weekly in Summer Saturdays 12 – 1600 on Playing Field Contact Kevin and Trina Lunn at [email protected]

Northants Dog Training Club Meet at Cogenhoe Village Hall on York Avenue every Thursday evening from 19:00 to 22:00. Further information http://northantsdtc.org.uk/ Contact [email protected]

Neighbourhood Watch Information and to register for alerts from the Northamptonshire Branch at http://www.northantsnhw.co.uk/ Local Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator contact is [email protected] Village Sports Clubs

Cogenhoe United Football Club Currently play in the United Counties Premier Division League and are based at Compton Park on York Avenue. For further information https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cogenhoeutdfootballclub Contact 01604 890521or [email protected]

Cogenhoe Cricket Club The cricket club is based behind the football club on York Avenue. For further information http://www.cogenhoecc.co.uk/ Contact through web site.

Cogenhoe Bowls Club The bowls club is based next to the School on York Avenue. For further information http://www.cogenhoebowlsclub.co.uk/ Contact club on 01604 890978 or [email protected]

Table Tennis Tuesdays 19:00 – 21:00 in the Cogenhoe Village Hall, beginners to experts, 10yrs old and above welcome - all equipment provided. Contact Elizabeth Packer 01604 890636 or just turn up.

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Other Organisations

Northampton U3A (The University of the Third Age) Further information https://u3asites.org.uk/northampton/welcome Contact Membership Secretary on 01604 890993 or https://u3asites.org.uk/northampton/contact

Rotary Club There are a number of local Rotary Clubs Further information http://www.rotary-site.org/index.php?SiteID=358&lang=en or http://www.rotarybecket.org.uk/

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

Northampton Association of Youth Clubs Contact at https://youth.naycacuk.co.uk/

Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Contact through web site https://www.cprenorthants.org.uk/

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Local Councillors

Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council The two villages have a joint Parish Council. The Clerk to the Council is Deborah Rush. She can be contacted on [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 https://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk/

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

District Councillors We currently have two District (South Northamptonshire) Councillors covering the local Brafield and Yardley Ward. They 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 Leadsom. Contact on [email protected] or https://www.andrealeadsom.com/

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Medical Facilities

Denton Village Surgery The nearest medical practice is in Denton. They are open 08:00 – 18:30 Monday to Friday with extended hours on Monday until 19:00. Their address is Denton Village Surgery, Orchard Lane, Denton, NN7 1HT. Contact on 01604 890313 or out of hours 111 or https://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 039 256.

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.

There is a DEFIBRILLATOR situated on the outside wall of the Village Hall. You will be given instructions on its use when you call 999.

For less urgent matters or advice call 111. This is a free service 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.

Northampton General Hospital 24 hours. Contact on 01604 634700. Hospital has an Accident and Emergency Department. Further information at www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk or Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD.

The Pack Horse Bridge

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Cogenhoe Village Facilities

Cogenhoe Village Shop and Post Office – Londis This local shop at 54 Station Road is open from 08:00 – 20:00 Monday to Saturday and Sunday Morning and provides the usual papers, food and drinks plus a Post Office. It will also deliver (for a small fee) newspapers if required. The shop also has a National Lottery terminal and provides a home delivery service. More information 01604 899269 or https://www.londis.co.uk/our-stores/cogenhoe- post-office-stores

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 – Jon Bailey at [email protected] or for bookings 07748 626800

Cogenhoe Primary School Cogenhoe Primary School is in York Avenue currently with about 200 pupils. More information at https://cogenhoe.northants.sch.uk Contact [email protected] or 01604 890380.

Cogenhoe Pre-school Cogenhoe Pre-school opened in 1966 and is operated by a committee of elected parents and carers. The group meets at the Village Hall on York Avenue Monday - Thursday 09:00 – 15:00. For more info http://cogenhoepreschool.org.uk/ or 07842 548367

Pocket Park Cogenhoe or Short Lane Pocket Park is a beautiful woodland with a stream and pond and is managed by volunteers for the enjoyment of the public and the protection of wildlife. Access to the park is via Short Lane off Station Road near the Royal Oak Pub. In the 19th Century, the Cogenhoe Iron Ore Company had a standard gauge railway running through part of what is now the first pocket park in the country.

Cotton’s Farmhouse Works with people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and care professionals through the Caring and Sharing Trust.

28 Whiston Road, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NL Contact 01604 891487 or [email protected] or http://www.cottonsfarmhouse.org/

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Local Recycling Services

Refuse collection Refuse is collected weekly on Fridays. All households will have 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 can be found at https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/info/10/rubbish-and-recycling

Bulky Waste Removal To get bulky waste removed by South Northants Council see https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/info/10/rubbish-and-recycling/8/bulky-waste- collections

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 https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/waste-and- recycling/household-waste-recycling-centres/Pages/northampton-ecton-lane- household-waste-recycling-centre.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

Earls Barton Library Broad Street, Earls Barton, NN6 0ND Contact 0300 1261000 or [email protected] Opening times https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/library-service/visiting-your- library/list-of-libraries/Pages/earls-barton-library.aspx

Weston Favell Library Weston Favell Centre, Northampton, NN3 8JZ Contact 0300 1261000 or [email protected] Opening times https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/library-service/visiting-your- library/list-of-libraries/Pages/weston-favell-library.aspx

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Local Accommodation

Premier Inn, Northampton Gt Billing/A45 hotel Located 1 mile from Cogenhoe near Billing Aquadrome at Crow Lane, Great Billing, NN3 9DA. For further information https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/northamptonshire/northampton/n orthampton-gt-billinga45.html

The Worlds End, Ecton Located 3.6 miles from Cogenhoe on Northampton Road (A4500) Ecton NN6 0QN. For further information http://www.theworldsend.org/

Premier Inn, Northampton Bedford Rd/A428 hotel Located 3.9 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 https://thehillcrest.org.uk/

Airbnb There are various Airbnb accommodations located both in Cogenhoe and nearby. See https://www.airbnb.co.uk/

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Local Attractions

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

Castle Ashby House and Rural Shopping Yard This local country house is located at Castle Ashby. As well as the large gardens and coffee shop the house also hosts a number of events during the year. For further information see https://www.castleashbygardens.co.uk/ Nearby to the house is the Castle Ashby Rural Shopping Yard. 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 https://www.ruralshoppingyard.co.uk/. It is expected that the village pub (the 17th century Falcon) will reopen in 2020 after major renovation. For more info see Facebook.

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 sweet shop, a butcher, a cafe, men’s hairdresser, ladies’ hairdresser, army surplus store, blinds shop, flower shop and a Ponden Mill shop situated in and round the Billing Garden Centre. 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 https://www.northamptonshireparks.co.uk/sywell-country-park/Pages/default.aspx

South Northants Council Tourist Information The local council web site has further information for visitors. For further information see https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/info/286/explore-south-northamptonshire

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Local Restaurants and Public Houses Local Public Houses

The Royal Oak, Cogenhoe The only public house in Cogenhoe is The Royal Oak on Station Road. They also serve home-cooked meals. Contact 01604 890922 for details of opening times or to book a table or see

https://theroyaloakcogenhoe.co.uk/

Cogenhoe Sports and Social Club Based in Station Road, this members club has a bar, large function room and limited free parking. Contact 01604 890882 or [email protected] or find on Facebook

The Four Pears, Little Houghton Bedford Road, Little Houghton, Northampton, NN7 1AB, Contact 01604 890900 or [email protected] or see http://www.thefourpears.com

The Red Lion, Brafield on the Green 36, Bridle Path, Bedford Road Brafield on the Green, Northampton, NN7 1BP Contact 01604 890707 or see https://www.theredlionatbrafield.co.uk/

The Old Cherry Tree Pub, Great Houghton 8 Cherry Tree Lane, Great Houghton, Northampton, NN4 7AT Contact 01604 761399 or see https://www.theoldcherrytree.co.uk/

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The White Hart, Great Houghton 39 High Street, Great Houghton, Northampton, NN4 7AF Contact 01604 762940 or see http://www.whiteharthoughton.co.uk/

The Rose and Crown, Yardley Hastings 4 Northampton Road, Yardley Hastings, Northampton, NN7 1EX Contact 01604 696276 or [email protected] or see http://www.roseandcrownbistro.co.uk/

The Red Lion, Yardley Hasting 89 High Street, Yardley Hastings, Northampton, NN7 1ER Contact 01604 696210 or see https://www.redlionyardleyhastings.com/

The Red Lion, Denton Main Street, Denton, Northampton, NN7 1DQ Contact 01604 890510 or see http://www.redliondenton.co.uk/ Local Restaurants

Franks Hamburger House Located on Station Road NN7 1NH, near Billing Bridge about 1 mile from Cogenhoe. Contact 01604 948904 or see https://www.frankshamburger.com/

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

Fayre and Square, The Quays, Billing Located at the entrance to Billing Aquadrome, Billing, Northampton, NN3 9DA. Contact 01604 417400 or https://www.greeneking- pubs.co.uk/pubs/northamptonshire/quays/

Fayre and Square, Billing Mill, Billing The Causeway, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9EX. Contact 01604 415059 or see https://www.greeneking- pubs.co.uk/pubs/northamptonshire/billing-mill/

Billing Fish Bar Crow Lane near BP Petrol Station, Little Billing, NN3 9DA Contact 01604 402942 or Facebook

All Seasons Café, Billing Garden Centre Located in the Billing Garden Centre opposite the Billing Aquadrome. Contact 01604 404226 or see http://billinggardenvillage.co.uk/portfolio- archive/allseasonscafe/

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Local Village Transport

Village Hopper Bus Service to Northampton There is one public bus that serves the two villages. This is the Village Hopper community not-for-profit service supported by the local parish and district councils and operated by Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council. It runs 6 times a day Monday to Friday from Wollaston to Northampton (once via Weston Favell shopping centre) and 4 times on Saturday between Wellingborough and Northampton. The latest timetable can be found at https://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk/village-hopper-bus.html or attached to the bus stops and the Londis shop on Station Road. Local Other Services

ATM Nearest free ATM is within the Post Office / Londis at Cogenhoe. The next nearest is inside the BP Garage on Billing Causeway. The next nearest free ATM is just outside the entrance to Billing Aquadrome. There is a free ATM in the middle of Earls Barton and also outside Boots at Riverside Retail Park off the A45.

Dispensing Chemists Nearest dispensing chemist is Brook Knight Pharmacy, Ecton Brook Road, Northampton, NN3 5EN Contact 01604 405260 or see https://www.knightspharmacy.co.uk/storedetails.php?storeId=22

Also Jeyes, 26 The Square, Earls Barton, NN6 0NA. Contact 01604 810289 / 812657 or [email protected] or see http://www.jeyesofearlsbarton.co.uk/

Citizens Advice Bureau The nearest is Central and East Northamptonshire Citizens Advice (Northampton) Town Centre House, 7/8 Mercers Row, Northampton, NN1 2QL Contact 03444 889 629

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Local Village Businesses Please note that the inclusion of any business in this booklet does not imply any recommendation or otherwise. This list is not complete and more information can be found using the usual methods of internet search, yellow pages or telephone directory. If you wish to be included in the next version or if the details are incorrect then contact [email protected]

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

Builders and DIY Cogenhoe Carpentry and Construction 1 Pippin Close, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NF. Contact on 07903 009704 or 01604 891042 or see https://www.cogenhoe- carpentry.co.uk/

Rose and Rose 3 Church Street, Cogenhoe, NN7 1LS Contact 01604 899151 or [email protected] or see https://www.roseandrosebuilders.co.uk/

Northampton Builders 6 Bramley Close, Cogenhoe, NN7 1LY Contact on 01604 891048 or 07850 002567 or [email protected]

WA Handyman Services 23 Victoria Road, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NE Contact on 07875 851425

Jay Judd Building Services 51B Station Road, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NG Contact on 01604 890578

Joinery Robert Hollowell 18 Church Street, Cogenhoe NN7 1LS Contact on 01604 891686 or 07960 082975

Locksmith NJM Locksmiths 142 Station Road, Cogenhoe, Northampton NN7 1N. Contact on 01604 404580 or 07966 639108 or see https://njmlocksmiths.co.uk/

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Aerial Services Jays Aerials 21 Nene Rise, Cogenhoe, Northampton NN7 1NT Contact on 01604 891103 or 07951 273544 or see http://www.jays-aerials.co.uk/

Nails Elaine's Nails Contact on 07941 327363

Garden Services Greenscene 18 Mill Lane, Cogenhoe, Northampton NN7 1NA Contact on 01604 891200 or 07866 679 708 or http://www.greenscene.co.uk/index.php

All Aspects Tree Services Ltd Manor Cottage Church St, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1LS Contact on 07756 936553 or 01604 890880 or see https://www.allaspects- treeservices.co.uk/ handy2knowme 134 Station Road, NN7 1NG Cogenhoe, Northampton Contact on 07825 180710

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

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

Printing, Photocopying and T Shirt Printing etc. Shire Lumsden Ltd Roe Farm, Whiston Road, Northampton, NN7 1NL Contact on 01604 891091 or [email protected]

Funeral Services B. Hollowell & Son & W.K. Burbidge “The Birches”, 4-6 Bedford Road, Brafield on the Green, NN7 1BD Contact on 01604 792222 or [email protected] or see https://hollowells.co.uk/

Car and Commercial Vehicle Repairs and MOT ADR Performance Engineering Ltd Billing Station House, Station Road, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NQ Contact on 01604 890359 or Dave at 07789 816742

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A1 Autocare Northampton Old Station Yard, Station Road, Cogenhoe, NN7 1NH Contact on 01604 945255

Electrical Services Roberts Electrical Services Northampton Contact on 01604 891549 or 07831 595200

Food Suppliers Falcon Foods Unit 11, Roe Farm, Whiston Road, Cogenhoe NN7 1NL Contact on 01604 899137 or [email protected]

Petrol Station Billing Service Station Little Billing, Northampton, NN3 9DA

Plants for Commercial Premises Urban Planters Unit 8, Roe Farm, Whiston Road, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1NL Contact on 01604 890433 or see https://www.urbanplanters.co.uk/branches/northampton/

Bathroom Suppliers SBK Northampton Ltd 4 Church St, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1LS Contact on 01604 890728

Lighting Components & Design BD Agency and Design 20 Bramley Close, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1LY Contact on 01604 891012 or e: [email protected] or see https://www.bdagency.co.uk/

Coach Hire Chalfont Coaches of Cogenhoe Short Lane, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1LE Contact on 01604 891919 or see https://chalfont-coaches.business.site/

Health and Safety Support Bespoke Safety Solutions 16 Mill Lane, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1NA Contact on 01604 890533 or see https://www.bespokesafetysolutions.co.uk/

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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. https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire- highways/roads-and-streets/Pages/report-highway-problem.aspx Problems include pot holes, problems with grit bins, blocked drains, damaged or dirty road signs, footpaths cracked etc.

Street lighting or blocked or overgrown local footpaths 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) or through https://www.northants.police.uk/

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

Gas Leak Report a gas leak on 0800 111 999

Electricity Power Failure Contact Western Power Distribution (Midlands East) on 0800 6783 105 or 105

Water Emergency Contact Anglian Water on 0800 771 881

Floodline For concerns about flooding call 0845 988 1188. To sign up for Floodline Warnings Direct, call 0345 988 1188

Pest Control Call South Northamptonshire Council Environmental Health Services on 01327 322326

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

Dog Fouling To report anyone not clearing up after a dog see https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/info/288/dogs/223/report-dog-fouling Page 28

Local Walks

A book of local walks entitled ‘Circular Walks in the Cogenhoe Area’ is available from the village shop.

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 https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/info/3/leisure-and-culture/190/walking-in- south-northamptonshire

Nene Way A popular walk mainly alongside the River Nene diverting through Cogenhoe. Further info https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire- highways/walking-in-northamptonshire/Pages/county-paths.aspx Regular Village Events

Cogenhoe Open Gardens A number of the gardens are opened in the village each year. For details see http://www.opengardens.co.uk/for this and other local similar events.

Patronal Church Fete Each year, on the nearest Saturday to June 29th a church fete is held at St Peter’s. Details in St Peter’s Outlook Magazine. Page 29

Cogenhoe Green Plaque Scheme The Cogenhoe and Whiston Heritage society, with the support of South Northants Council introduced a Green Plaque Scheme in the village. The map accompanying this is on back page of this booklet and was kindly provided by Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council and painted by local artist Emma Whiting. For more details of the locations and an online copy of the scheme booklet see the Heritage Society website at http://www.cogenhoeheritage.org.uk/

The locations listed are 1. Gladstone Terrace 1-17 Station Road The houses were built on land purchased from the Cogenhoe Estate in the 1880s by T C Mann for his shoe workers. 2. The Steps 47 Church St Home of Sir John Hobson, Solicitor General, Attorney General and led the prosecution of the spy, John Vassall. Sir John was the brother-in-law of John Profumo, M.P. 3. 51 Church Street Location of National School built in 1843. 4. 53 Church Street Former outdoor beer house. 5. The Grange (formerly The Rectory) Although the first National Census was in 1801, Rector of Cogenhoe, Christopher Spicer undertook an annual census between 1615 and 1628. This is universally recognised as the first Census in the County. 6. Cogenhoe Mill A former ‘grist mill’. 7. 46 Church Street Manor Cottage Chris Fiddes a renowned contemporary Northamptonshire artist lived here from 1965 until 1976. 8. Whiston Road (adjacent to Armadale House) The single window frame on the lean-to is all that remains of the large three storey shoe factory of T C Mann & Sons, built in 1877 and destroyed by fire in 1909. 9. Nene View, 23 Station Rd Home of THOMAS CLARIDGE MANN founder of T C Mann & Sons moved from Heyford and began shoe manufacturing in the village. 10. The Limes, 37 Station Road Home of FREDERICK YORK, brother of George, trained as a blacksmith but joined his brother as the bus and coach business developed.in 1926. 11. 45 Station Road Home of Anderson York, father of George and Fred York, began a bus service in 1924. 12. The Elms, 168 Station Road The family of George Thompson moved here in 1884 as the first occupants. George is acknowledged as a key to establishing Northamptonshire as a County Class Cricket Club, becoming professional in 1895. 13. Centre View, 174 Station Road Home of Russel Seal. By the beginning of the 20th Century the new craze of cycling had taken hold in Britain. William Seal, trading as W Seal & Son, developed a rubber solution for puncture repairs at Centre View and ran a successful parts business. Page 30

These plaques are on the village sign located at the junction of Station Road and York Avenue. They relate to occupations connected to the village i.e. shoe making, early transport (over the Packhorse Bridge), Yorks Coaches and brick making.

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