The town is situated on the slope of a hill near the junction of the ise with the river nene, and consists chiefly of four principal streets diverging from a central market square. Local history society town council keith thompson sings the volta tower st. Your base for local information around finedon including directories, events, news, competitions and photographs. Finedon library is a friendly and welcoming place which is supported by the friends of finedon library. Marythe virgin consists of chancel, north and south transeptal chapels, clearstoried nave of four bays, north and south aisles, south porch, and west tower. One was at finedon, and the other, known as rockleigh, was on wellingborough road in irthlingborough.
The obituary was featured in northamptonshire telegraph on. Check out tripadvisor members 199 candid photos and videos of landmarks, hotels, and attractions in finedon. During the social halfhour there will be a sales table of books and puzzles. History of finedon, in wellingborough and northamptonshire map. James rochester obituary rushden, northamptonshire. Welcome to the facebook page for the parish church of st mary the virgin, finedon. Finedon or thingdon, northamptonshire genealogy heraldry. Gary willis passed away in rushden, northamptonshire. Harrowden books is a sole trader business owned by michael sumner. Browse 27 photo books on finedon and the surrounding area. Hampton cell, finedon, northamptonshire history in structure.
James rochester passed away in rushden, northamptonshire. History of finedon, in wellingborough and northamptonshire. Finedon photos featured images of finedon, northamptonshire. We are a traditional bookshop located in the historic village of finedon in northamptonshire, selling new and. Finedon is a small town in the borough of wellingborough, northamptonshire, with a population at the 2011 census of 4,309 people. The obituary was featured in northamptonshire telegraph on september. Guide to finedon, northamptonshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Any items due back during this time will be renewed until libraries reopen and no fines will be incurred. History of john makernes and elizabeth surname unknown, and their descendants who move to northampton, finedon, cambridgeshire, hertfordshire, stevenage, huntingdon elton, and a branch going to australia, new south wales, and a branch going to barbados and onto usa virginia.
It has taken almost a year in development but here is the new finedon local history societys flhs website. Finedon is a place of deep roots and proud selfconscious identity. There is a modern vestry on the north side of the chancel. The core of the house is 17th or 18th century, and was extensively remodelled by william harcourt isham mackworth dolben 18061872. They have many books, resources, and activities available for all members of the local community. Life in finedon is characterized by intense community feeling and local loyalties. Finedon photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Finedon 20s farms 9th october 2018 10th march 2020 adminp bell hill, burton road, high street, ivy lane, orchard road, placketts yard, regent street, tainty field, wallis farm, well street, wellingborough road. Townswomens guild finedon northamptonshire finedon. See more ideas about my books, memories, northamptonshire. Finedon hall is a victorian country house in finedon, northamptonshire.
Covering an area of 2,364 square kilometres 9 sq mi, northamptonshire is landlocked between eight other counties. We hope that you enjoy looking at the material which has been added to the site so far, but please remember, the website is a work in progress and will only get bigger and better as time. Northamptonshire had the highest population of finedon families in 1891. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for finedon. Finedon, northamptonshire genealogy familysearch wiki. At this time the village now a town was known as tingdene, which originates from the old english words. Finedon library libraryplus northamptonshire county council. Finedon or thingdon, a village and a parish in northamptonshire. Wellingborough operated two cottage homes sites where pauper children were housed away from the workhouse. Finedon, or thingdon, a village and a parish in wellingborough district, northampton. Library members can still access a range of ebooks, e. Top surnames from the 1881 census in finedon, northamptonshire. Finedon, a large village or indeed small town of saxon origin, is situated in northamptonshire, the county justly famed for its spires and squires.
Finedon history 30th august 2019 10th march 2020 adminp doomsday book, finedon history finedon, a large village or indeed small town of saxon origin, is situated in northamptonshire, the county justly famed for its spires and squires. Top surnames from the 1881 census in finedon, northamptonshire finedon is an 1881 census registration district in the county of northamptonshire registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. I think the great thing about selling books is that ones customers are al. Aug 30, 2018 the next finedon townswomens guild meeting is at 7. Finedon hall, finedon, northamptonshire history in structure. Over the years in finedon i have made many friends and seen a lot of books, passing the 90,000 mark now. Finedon, northamptonshire photos, maps, books and memories of finedon. Jan 24, 2018 photographs ive collected whilst working on my books. All who served could not tell their families until the mid 1980s. There were 386 places in the county of northamptonshire in domesday book.
Finedon, northamptonshire genealogy genealogy familysearch. Three mills are mentioned in domesday book, but presumably they were not all. St marys church, finedon, wellingborough, northamptonshire. Finedon, in a history of the county of northampton. There is a church, many antique shops, a couple of small supermarkets, a bookshop, beautiful water.
The tower is surmounted by a lofty spire and the porch has an upper story. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of finedon. The 5 best things to do in finedon 2020 with photos. Our address is harrowden books, 61 high street, finedon, northants, nn9 5jn tel. Library members can still access a range of e books, eaudiobooks, enewspapers and emagazines from home through our online subscriptions. Hampton cell is a grade ii listed building in finedon, northamptonshire, england. In 1086 when the domesday book was completed, finedon was a large royal manor, previously held by queen edith. Outsiders thought we had been bombed during the war.
Northamptonshire libraries are closed to the public until further notice. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. In 1222, robert, son of richard, granted a messuage and 27 acres of land in finedon and rents from 7 virgates of land in burton and finedon to the abbot of croxton in frankalmoin. It replaced a temporary memorial, in the form of an obelisk on a square base. Treasurer, finedon local history society mill cottage, finedon road, finedon nn9 5nq. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the finedon surname lived. Finedon war memorial, finedon 1429162 historic england.
We are a traditional bookshop located in the historic village of finedon in northamptonshire, selling secondhand and new to order books in our shop and online. Wellingborough, a market town in northamptonshire, 7 miles s from kettering, 10 ne by e from northampton, and 65. Road finedon wellingborough northamptonshire nn9 5jg england. In 1086 when the domesday book was completed, finedon then known as tingdene was a large royal manor, previously held by queen edith, wife of edward the confessor. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Books about finedon area browse 27 photo books on finedon and the surrounding area. Finedon war memorial, designed by the northamptonshire architect ja gotch 18521942 for the finedon war memorial committee, was dedicated at an ecumenical service on 7 november 1920 with brigadier general afh ferguson in attendance. Finedon, northamptonshire photos, maps, books and memories of finedon everything old photos old maps books memories nearby places. The village stands near the leicester and bedford railway, 3. Wellingborough, northamptonshire genealogy heraldry and history. Warwickshire to the west, leicestershire and rutland to the north, cambridgeshire to the east, bedfordshire to the southeast, buckinghamshire to the south, oxfordshire to the southwest and lincolnshire to the northeast englands shortest administrative county boundary at. Harrowden books of finedon abebooks wellingborough. Finedon is a small town in east northamptonshire, england.
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