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.
14 September 2021
Open meeting to discuss future arrangements.
Venue: Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
21 September 2021
"Northampton Saints"
Venue: Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
28 September 2021
"Abington Park"
Speaker - Dave Shrewsbury
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
5 October 2021
"The missing building of Northampton"
Speaker - Mike Ingram
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
12 October 2021
Trip to Brackley Antiques
19 October 2021
No meeting
26 October 2021
No meeting
2 November 2021
"Entertaining, Teaching Antidote"
Speaker - John Perkins
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
9 November 2021
Annual General Meeting
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
16 November 2021
"Match Stick Girls"
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
23 November 2021
"For Pottery & Peace"
Speaker - Richard Church
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close
30 November 2021
To be confirmed
7 December 2021
To be confirmed
14 December 2021
"Ukelele Band"
with Graham Harding
Venue - Abbey Centre, Overslade Close