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Dear Members,
Just to inform everyone officially about the situation we find ourselves in due to this awful Pandemic. At the moment we are unable to meet due to our numbers and physically distancing ourselves.  Please be assured we will resume as soon as we are legally able to do so safely.
Not everyone has access to the internet so we have divided our members between the committee and will be phoning our allotted members with an update and to make contact. We will inform you as soon as any changes happen but in the meantime please take care of yourselves.
Your Chairperson, Glenda
And all the committee: Martin, Ray, Pam, Di, Phil, Tony and Ruth
October 2020

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.
Early History

Find out about the earlier history of Far Cotton pre-1800, including Delapre Abbey, the Eleanor Cross, a bloody battle, and a long-gone Leper Hospital.

Sport & Leisure

Find out how people in Far Cotton entertained themselves.

Our Community

Find out about the schools, churches and local agencies that looked after our community.

Trade & Industry

Find out about the Far Cotton retailers, manufacturers and other businesses, and the people who worked there.

Transport

From horse and cart to trams, buses, trains and canals - find out how people in Far Cotton transported themselves and their goods.

Events in Time

Sometimes happy, sometimes tragic: read about some of the events that have happened in Far Cotton.

Find out about the Far Cotton History Group.

Do you have memories, photographs or other memorabilia that you can share? Click here to contact us.

Coming up...

Our programme of talks for Spring 2020.

Please note - further meetings of the group have been cancelled until September.  There will be a further update at that time.
4 February 2020

"Gin Factory in Holland"

Speaker - Rosemary Sturge.

11 February 2020

"Wicked Women"

Speaker - Graham Sutherand

18 February 2020

NO MEETING - HALF TERM

25 February 2020

NO MEETING

3 March 2020

"Death in the Garden"

Speaker - Michael Brown

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