Articles
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Helmdon Historical Articles
Poems and prose about Helmdon, including 'The Signalman's Lament' on the closure of the Great Central line.
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Helmdon History
An old photograph of the Helmdon cricket club – can you name the players?
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Helmdon History
An appeal for photographs for Snapshot 2021, a week-long record of village life repeating the 2011 project.
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Helmdon History Exhibition
How the Helmdon History Exhibition of November 2022 was put together by Ross Vicars and Audrey Forgham.
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Helmdon Inscriptions Working File
A complete list of the memorial inscriptions at the church and around the village, with a plan of the churchyard made in 2016.
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Helmdon Manor House (Forerunner of Manor Farm)
Helmdon's medieval manor house, which stood where Manor Farm is now.
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Helmdon manorial history grid doc
A chart of who held Helmdon's manors over the centuries.
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Helmdon Reading Room: One Hundred Years Old
Jean Spendlove: The first hundred years of the Reading Room, 1887–1987, drawing on the memories of Mr Jessett.
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Helmdon Rectory Bible Part Two
Pictures from the Helmdon Rectory Bible, part two.
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Helmdon School – A history from school logs
Geoff Ipgrave: A history of Helmdon School from 1850 to 1999, drawn from the school logbooks by a former head teacher.
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Helmdon Stone
Edward Parry: Where Helmdon stone was quarried, how it was used, and its importance from the 1200s to the 1960s.
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Helmdon Stone (From Northamptonshire Past and Present )
Edward Parry: The history of the Helmdon stone quarries, as published in Northamptonshire Past and Present.
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Helmdon War Memorial Listing
Historic England's listing of Helmdon war memorial as a protected structure.
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Helmdon Wills 1603 – 1760
Edward Parry: What the wills of Helmdon people from 1603 to 1760 reveal about their homes, farming, families and beliefs.
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Helmdon Yews
Jean Spendlove: The ancient yews of Helmdon churchyard and the planting of a millennium yew in 2004.
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Helmdon Youth Club
John Woodhams: The story of Helmdon Youth Club from its start in 1974 to 1986: discos, carnival floats and outings.
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Helmdon’s Reading Room
Audrey Forgham & Jean Spendlove: The history of the Reading Room, given to the village by Charles Fairbrother in 1887, up to 2000.
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Helmdon’s War Memorial Project – The Men Behind the Names
A 103-page illustrated book about the men named on Helmdon's war memorial and their families (PDF download).
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Helmdon, Village of the Year 1999
How Helmdon was named Northamptonshire Village of the Year in 1999.
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Historical Articles: Definitve account Reading Room
The first hundred years of the Reading Room, 1887–1987, drawing on the memories of Mr Jessett, its long-serving secretary.
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Historical Articles: More poems stories about helmdon two
More poems and pieces of writing about Helmdon, starting with a look at the village school in 1894.
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Historical Articles: Theoldmanor three
An early index of the documents in the Helmdon history collection, beginning with recorded memories of the village's older residents.
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Historical Articles: WIhistory OR
A history of the Helmdon Women's Institute, written for its centenary in 2021.
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History From Falcutt Fields
Michael Smith, with Val Moir: What the fields around Falcutt reveal about the lost medieval village there, based on Michael Smith's research and maps of 1975.
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History Of The Baptist Chapel
John Coatsworth and Rosemary Gulliver: The history of Helmdon's Baptist chapel from the first records in 1840 to the present day.
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History of The Kneeler Group & Helmdon Stitchers
Jenny Overson: How the church kneeler group began in the early 1980s and grew into the Helmdon Stitchers.
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History Resources: Extract from oxford journal
Extracts from the Helmdon and Greatworth Church News of May 1967, including that month's church services.
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History Resources: Pimlico light railway
The Pimlico Light Railway, a garden railway in Pimlico whose club days are open to Helmdon residents.
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History Resources: Researched names archive
An archive list of family historians researching names connected with Helmdon, who were happy to swap information.
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Imperial Gazateer Of England And Wales
John Marius Goring: Helmdon as described in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870–72.
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Intergenerational Story Telling project
A record of the Intergenerational Story Telling project, in which younger and older villagers shared stories (PDF).
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Jeffs Coaches (A History)
Ann Smith & David Brookhouse: A history of Jeffs Coaches, from the village carriers of the 1890s to one of the area's best-known coach firms.
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Lace Making
Lace making in Helmdon, a cottage craft recorded in the village from the 1841 census.
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Lace Making In Helmdon
Audrey Forgham: The tradition of pillow lace making in Helmdon, 1781–1891, and the women who made it.
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Leaflet/Map of Countryside Walks in Helmdon
A leaflet of countryside walks around Helmdon, produced by the footpaths committee in 1988.
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Magdalen College deed MC001: Grant of land and property from William de Turville to Robert Toy
A transcription of a deed held by Magdalen College, Oxford, dated about 1270–1280: grant of land and property from William de Turville to Robert Toy.
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Magdalen College deed MC002: Grant of land and property from Agatha le Notte to Walter & Christiana Osemund
A transcription of a deed held by Magdalen College, Oxford, dated 4 November 1297: grant of land and property from Agatha le Notte to Walter & Christiana Osemund.
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Magdalen College deed MC003: Description of land held by Sir Thomas Darderne
A transcription of a deed held by Magdalen College, Oxford, dated about 1300–1320: description of land held by Sir Thomas Darderne.
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Magdalen College deed MC004: Release of rents from Sir Nicholas de Turville to Robert Lovett
A transcription of a deed held by Magdalen College, Oxford, dated 1 September 1315: release of rents from Sir Nicholas de Turville to Robert Lovett.
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Magdalen College deed MC005: Release of rents from Sir Nicholas de Turville to Robert Lovett
A transcription of a deed held by Magdalen College, Oxford, dated 8 October 1315: release of rents from Sir Nicholas de Turville to Robert Lovett.