"Riverside, which has become derelict. There are a number of churches. By far the most prominent, its 210-foot spire being the tallest in Northamptonshire, is St Peter's Church which has the main churchyard. There are also Methodist, Baptist and Roman Catholic churches. The Baptist church has a premises on St Osyth's Lane but holds services on Sunday mornings at Oundle Church of England Primary School. The town's most notable school is Oundle School, a co-educational boarding independent school with around a thousand pupils, most of whom are boarders. The two other schools in the town are Prince William School, a"
"Oundle School Oundle School is a co-educational boarding and day independent school in the market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire. The school has been governed by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London since its foundation by Sir William Laxton in 1556. Oundle has eight boys' houses, five girls' houses, a day house, a junior house and a junior day house. Together these accommodate more than 1100 pupils. It is the third largest boarding school in England after Eton and Millfield. The current head is Sarah Kerr-Dineen, who in 2015 became the first woman to lead the"
"Wellingborough School Wellingborough School is a co-educational day independent school in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. It was established in 1595 and is one of the oldest schools in the country. The school today consists of a Pre-Preparatory School (ages 3–8), Prep School (ages 8–11), Senior School (ages 11–16) and a Sixth Form (ages 16–18). The original school was a Tudor grammar school in the centre of the town; its original building, built 1617 at a cost of £25, still survives, now occupied by a local cafe. In January 1881 the school moved under the 28th Headmaster to"
"Oundle Oundle is a town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 5,735 at the time of the 2011 census. It is north of London and south-west of Peterborough. The nearest railway station, Corby, is to the west. Inhabited since the Iron Age, Oundle was originally a trading place and village for local farmers and craftsmen. The Saxon invasion saw the arrival of a tribe called ""Undalas"" which possibly meant ""undivided"". It is the death place of St Wilfrid in 709 AD where he had consecrated a church as well as being the location of"
"Billingborough Billingborough is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north of Bourne and 10 miles south of Sleaford, and on the B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of the A52. The name of the village comes from the post-Roman Billings tribe of invaders. The school name, Aveland, is taken from a pre-conquest Wapentake of that name, dating back to 921. The Wapentake extended from Bourne to Threekingham. The area was populous in the Middle Ages, and included the lost village of Ouseby. and shrunken village of Birthorpe. St"
"Wellingborough Wellingborough ( ) is a large market town in the Wellingborough district in the county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about from the county town of Northampton. The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain. Due to frequent flooding by the River Nene, the town was mostly built above the current level of the floodplain. Originally named ""Wendelingburgh"" (the stronghold of Wændel's people), the settlement was established in the Saxon period and is mentioned in the ""Domesday"
"Ounsdale High School Ounsdale High School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England. It is situated on Ounsdale Road in the west of the village, and stands on an adjacent site to the local leisure centre. It also has a sixth form for 16- to 19-year-olds, which has a recently built 6th form centre which was opened by the pop star Beverley Knight. The school has approximately 1,200 pupils and provides education at Key Stage 3, GCSE and sixth form. Its current head teacher is Ms Christine Brown who took over this position in September"
"Wellingore Wellingore is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 356. It is situated on the A607 road, approximately south from Lincoln. It conjoins the village of Navenby to the north. The Viking Way traverses through the village, passing from the side of the cliff edge to Ermine Street. In 1801 there was a resident population of 559, which peaked to 943 in 1861. In the 1971 Census there were 618 people recorded. Wellingore is an attractive village with many of the older"
"Borough of Wellingborough The Borough of Wellingborough is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also includes surrounding rural areas. The local council prefers to call itself the 'Borough Council of Wellingborough' rather than the more usual form 'Wellingborough Borough Council'. The borough covers almost the same area as the Wellingborough constituency. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of Wellingborough with Wellingborough Rural District. In March 2018, an independent report commissioned by the Secretary of State for"
"decision was made by the school's governing body to re-unite Oundle School and Laxton School as a single educational establishment under the common name Oundle School, with Laxton House becoming the day house. Oundle has 835 boarders and 235 day pupils. It is the third largest independent boarding school in England, after Eton and Millfield. The various school buildings which date from the 15th century are scattered around the market town, with the Cloisters acting as the nucleus of the school community. ""The Good Schools Guide"" described the school as a ""Popular, well oiled, well heeled co-educational boarding school which"
"Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre. With Northamptonshire's history in the shoe industry, the film Kinky Boots filmed in the county and featured Wellingborough station but branded it as Northampton. In late 2009 Wellingborough was made a Penalty fare station by East Midlands Trains, which means valid ticket or Permit to travel must be shown when requested. Wellingborough (Midland Road) was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from to and . At the time the station was known as Wellingborough Midland Road to distinguish from one built by the LNWR in 1866 at for the Northampton and Peterborough"
"for youth. The School gains over 95% of its Year 7 students from eight local feeder schools. Wrenn School Wrenn School is a coeducational Secondary School and Sixth Form with academy status, located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The school's origins lie in Wellingborough County High School for girls (1907) and Wellingborough Grammar School for boys (1930). The Wellingborough County High School, was founded in 1907, and moved into the Broadway site in 1911, and the grammar school site was built in 1930, on Doddington Road. The two schools then merged in 1975, under the then headmaster, Mr Wrenn, to form"
"Haslingden High School Haslingden High School is a secondary school located in Haslingden, Rossendale, England. The school receives children from many local primary schools, one of the largest being Helmshore Primary School. The two schools in Haslingden that preceded the school were Haslingden Grammar School on Bury Road, which was knocked down in 1997, and turned into a housing development, and Haslingden County Secondary School on Ryefield Avenue. In the most recent inspection by Ofsted, the main school was awarded """"Good"""" in all criteria. The sixth form was also graded as """"Outstanding"""" for care, advice and guidance. Exam results have"
"through the Oundle county councillor on Northamptonshire County Council. The parliamentary constituency is Corby. There are a number of listed buildings and structures within the village, all of which are grade II status, these include; At the time of the 2001 census, Wadenhoe civil parish had 124 inhabitants. The church of St. Michael and All Angels is within the Oundle Deanery, in the Peterborough diocese. The church consists of chancel 27 ft. by 16 ft. with a modern vestry on the south side, clearstoried nave 36 ft. 6 in. by 19 ft., north and south aisles each 12 ft. 6"
"Wrenn School Wrenn School is a coeducational Secondary School and Sixth Form with academy status, located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The school's origins lie in Wellingborough County High School for girls (1907) and Wellingborough Grammar School for boys (1930). The Wellingborough County High School, was founded in 1907, and moved into the Broadway site in 1911, and the grammar school site was built in 1930, on Doddington Road. The two schools then merged in 1975, under the then headmaster, Mr Wrenn, to form Wrenn School. The British television personality David Frost was a former pupil at the old grammar school."
"motto: ""Pursuing excellence by developing the creativity of learners through and in the arts"". In March 2015 the school converted to academy status. Ounsdale High School Ounsdale High School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England. It is situated on Ounsdale Road in the west of the village, and stands on an adjacent site to the local leisure centre. It also has a sixth form for 16- to 19-year-olds, which has a recently built 6th form centre which was opened by the pop star Beverley Knight. The school has approximately 1,200 pupils and provides education"
"Oundle School, administered by the Worshipful Company of Grocers. In 1743 a group of mutineers from the Black Watch were captured at Ladywood, near Oundle. They had deserted in protest at being sent abroad, instead of patrolling the Highlands, for which the regiment had been raised. Among the oldest buildings is the Talbot Hotel. This was constructed of timber; it was rebuilt with stone from the ruins of nearby Fotheringhay Castle. Other public houses include the Rose & Crown (a 17th-century inn haunted by the White Cavalier), the Ship Inn (a 14th-century coaching inn), the Angel, the George and the"
"Orlingbury Orlingbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is between the towns of Kettering and Wellingborough. Administratively it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 439 people. The Historic England website contains details of a total of 16 listed buildings in the parish of Orlingbury. Those which are Grade II* are: The Village Hall can be found at Rectory Lane and The Queen's Arms public house at Isham Road. The site of the deserted village of Wythmail is in the parish of"
"Collingtree Collingtree is a village within the Borough of Northampton and a civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. The village is about from Northampton town centre, close to the A45 trunk road which heads east to Wellingborough and Peterborough. The busy A45 also connects to junction 15 of the M1 London to Yorkshire Motorway by way of a flyover which eliminated a dangerous crossing of the main road. The motorway is adjacent to the south-west side of the village and a road bridge connects Collingtree to the adjacent village of Milton Malsor, about a mile west in the South Northamptonshire Council"
"'Stanton Cross' will increase the size of the town by 30%. Borough of Wellingborough The Borough of Wellingborough is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also includes surrounding rural areas. The local council prefers to call itself the 'Borough Council of Wellingborough' rather than the more usual form 'Wellingborough Borough Council'. The borough covers almost the same area as the Wellingborough constituency. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of Wellingborough with Wellingborough Rural District. In March"
"unitary authority county of Rutland. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Higham Ferrers, with the urban districts of Irthlingborough, Oundle, Raunds and Rushden, along with Oundle and Thrapston Rural District, and Newton Bromswold from Wellingborough Rural District. Much of the district is home to Rockingham Forest, once a Royal hunting forest which takes its name from the village of Rockingham where William I built a castle. The district is home to several of Northamptonshire's airfields including Spanhoe, King's Cliffe, Deenethorpe, Polebrook, Chelveston and Lyveden."
"eventually sold as prime housing stock land. When the academy was founded a suitable name was required to reflect the school’s aspirations and ambitions, and also identify it with the town and county. Sir Christopher Hatton had strong connections with Northamptonshire and with Wellingborough in particular. The last Ofsted report was published on 5 January 2015. It stated: ""Most students come from the town and surrounding villages.The socio-economic circumstances of the pupils are very varied, but around the national average overall. Attainment on entry is around the national average, but the school used to admit 10% of its intake each"
"centre. It also has two supermarkets: a Co-op and a recently built Waitrose. Oundle maintains partnerships with the following places: Oundle is home to two of the three factories producing Fairline Boats. The third site is located in Weldon, near Corby. The original factory is at Barnwell Road Marina in Oundle and the newer at the Nene Valley site. The Barnwell Road Marina site is currently being mothballed as the company restructures. Oundle Oundle is a town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 5,735 at the time of the 2011 census. It is north"
"Rippingale Rippingale is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 929 at the 2011 census. The village is situated on the A15 road, about north from Bourne. Rippingale is part of the Ringstone in Aveland group of parishes, in the Aveland Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent is Linda Pugh. St Andrew's parish church dates from the thirteenth and fourteenth century, though the tower dates from a century later. In the church yard was located a weeping ash, Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula' – a tree rare"
"town. Perkins played for a number of teams including Liverpool Football Club, Kettering Town and Northampton Town. Fanny Walden was born in the town, formerly playing for Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. Brian Hill, referee, was also born in the town. Anita Neal, 100 m olympic sprinter, lived in the town and went to John Lea School England Rugby captain Bob Taylor and player Jeff Butterfield both taught at Wellingborough Grammar School. Infamous football hooligan colloquially known as the Pig of Marseille is also from the town.. Wellingborough is home to singers Peter Murphy of Bauhaus who lived a large"
"comprehensive school, and Oundle Church of England Primary School, which rated as ""Outstanding"" in its 2011 Ofsted inspection. Oundle hosts a number of annual events, notably: A farmers' market is held in the Market Place on the second Saturday of every month as well as a local market every Thursday. There is also a park with swings and climbing frames, as well as a skatepark which was built in 2005 and regenerated in 2012. An annual fair and circus is located in the park. Oundle has many shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants all of which are located in the town"
"Weavers Academy Weavers Academy (Weavers School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Wellingborough in the English county of Northamptonshire. Formerly a Technical Grammar School, it went on to become Weavers School, a community school administered by Northamptonshire County Council. It then briefly became a foundation school before converting to academy status in September 2013, and was renamed Weavers Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Creative Education Trust, but Weavers Academy continues to coordinate with Northamptonshire County Council for admissions. Weavers Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study"
"Wellingborough include Bannatyne's, Redwell, Waendel and Weavers (which is part of Weavers school). Wellingborough was also served for many years by Club Diana. Club Diana was closed by administrators on 1 June 2011. However it has now been reopened and is available once again. It has a swimming pool, 5 squash courts and a bar and restaurant. The Waendel Leisure Centre is the main council-owned leisure centre in Wellingborough. The facility includes a six-lane 25-metre competition pool, varying in depth from 1 to 2 metres, and used for many purposes including the main training pool for Wellingborough Amateur Swimming Club."
"Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency) Wellingborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Peter Bone, a Conservative. This seat was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918. Wellingborough's earliest years were left-leaning. Since 1964 the seat has kept on producing examples of bellwether results and rarely showed itself to be safe for more than one government term. Departing from this are two years where the result has defied the most common result nationwide, by leaning towards the Conservative Party, in 1974 (twice) and in 2005. Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare was a"
"The Domesday Book records Oundle in Polebrook hundred with a population of 36 households, a mill and a value in 1066 of £0.3, which had risen to £11 by 1086. As the area became prosperous, wealthy traders set up shops and houses, and guilds were formed. Unlike other settlements in the vicinity, Oundle was unaffected by the Black Death in the mid-14th century. Oundle had a grammar school since at least 1465, at which Sir William Laxton (Lord Mayor of London) was educated. In his will he left a legacy to found Laxton Grammar School in 1556, now known as"
"reached by one change at Leicester. Sywell Aerodrome, located 5 miles northwest of Wellingborough, caters for private flying, flight training and corporate flights. Fourteen government controlled primary schools feed the secondary schools that include: Wellingborough School, an independent, fee-paying school with a cadet force, and the state secondary schools of Sir Christopher Hatton School, Weavers Academy (formerly the Technical Grammar School & then Weavers School), Wrenn School (formerly the Wellingborough Grammar School) and also gives home to the local Sea Cadet Unit, and Friars School. The Tresham College of Further and Higher Education has a campus in Wellingborough, as well"
"representation, Wellingborough is part of the East Midlands constituency with five MEPs. The town is sited on the hills adjoining the flood plain of the River Nene. In the predominantly agrarian medieval period, this combination of access to fertile, if flood-prone, valley bottom soils and drier (but heavier and more clay-rich) hillside/ hilltop soils seems to have been good for a mixed agricultural base. The clay-rich hilltop soils are primarily a consequence of blanketing of the area with boulder clay or glacial till during the recent glaciations. On the valley sides and valley floor however, these deposits have been largely"
"Wellingborough railway station Wellingborough railway station is a Grade II listed station located in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, it is from London St. Pancras. East Midlands Trains (EMT) operate the station and run most of its services using Meridian trains. The station is the closest to the towns and large villages of Higham Ferrers, Irchester, Raunds, Irthlingborough, Rushden and Wollaston although there is no direct link from the station itself to any of the destinations from the station apart from Irthlingborough. It is also the nearest station to the"