Welcome to the Far Cotton History Group website.
Our group collects information that relates to the history of Far Cotton since 1800. We plan to use this website to share what we have found and we are enormously grateful to everyone who has generously shared their memories, photographs and memorabilia. They make our project possible and help to show just how much times have changed and what an interesting area Far Cotton is!
We hope you enjoy this trip through time.
Explore the history of Far Cotton
Today's Far Cotton is a district of Northampton in the parish of St Mary's, but not that long ago it was two separate villages outside the borough boundary.
Do you have memories, photographs or other memorabilia that you can share? Click here to contact us.
Coming up...
Our programme of talks for Autumn & Winter 2021. Meetings start at 1.30pm.
22 February 2022
Northampton Saints
Speaker - Graham McKecknie
Venue: Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
1 March 2022
Old Northampton Photographs
Speaker - Paul Isaac
Venue: Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
8 March 2022
Horton Hall (plus book sale)
Speaker - Maureen Williams
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
15 March 2022
Boudicca (plus book sale & raffle)
Speaker - Richard Scholefield
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
22 March 2022
Tour of Abbey Baptist Church
Speaker & guide - Ted Hale
29 March 2022
The Titanic
Speaker - Graham Hayes
Venue: Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
5 April 2022
No meeting
12 April 2022
No meeting
19 April 2022
Joan Wake, the saviour of Delapre Abbey (plus raffle)
Speaker - Neil Lyon
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close