OUNDLE HISTORY TIME LINE
47–410 AD Evidence of Roman settlement found at Roundabout
450— Evidence of Saxon settlement found at Warren Bridge
Central area of town continuously inhabited through Saxon, Norman and Medieval 550 period
709 St. Wilfrid died at monastery in area. Taken to Ripon for burial
956 Archbishop Wulfstan buried in the Saxon/Norman church of St. Peters
About 963 Oundle granted by King Edgar to the new Abbey of Peterborough. The market in Oundle, which existed in Saxon times, was recorded in a charter from King Richard I Peterborough Abbey dated 1189. On 21 Dec 1200, King John confirmed the market
13th C and 14th C major expansion of St. Peters Church spared, but granaries burnt on orders of King John when upset by 1216 Peterborough monks Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries Oundle was given by Henry Vlll to 1539 Queen Catharine Howard Commission pronounced that Oundle could keep its Grammar Schole School, 1548 established in late 15thC 1556 Sir William Laxton founds Laxton Grammar School
1570 North Bridge washed away
1587 Mary Queen of Scots executed at Fotheringhay Castle
1611 Latham’s Hospital founded
1626 Talbot Hotel renovated
1656 Major General William Boteler, associate of Cromwell has Cobthorne built
1754 Peterborough-Oundle-Wellingborough Turnpike Road established.
1775 John Smith’s Brewery founded and becomes a major employer
1807 Act of Parliament to Inclose the Open Fields of Oundle and Ashton
1825 Oundle Improvement Act led to paving, building and lighting in the Market Place
1845 Railway comes to Oundle
Laxton Grammar School divided into Laxton School for Day boys and Oundle 1876 School for boarders
1902 Queen Victoria Hall built
State school reorganization, including building of Prince William School and 1971 establishment of Oundle Middle School
1967 Fairline Boats Ltd, now Oundle’s largest employer, founded
1984 Oundle bypass opened