Articles
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The Helmdon Cart
Audrey Forgham: The Helmdon-made cart now at the Chiltern Open Air Museum, and the craftsman who built it.
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The Helmdon Rectory Bible Part 1 (see also article no. 59 )
Katharine Ashley: An old bible found in a house clearance with entries about the Revd Pryce Jones and his family.
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The Helmdon Rectory Bible Part 2
The Helmdon Rectory Bible, part two (PDF).
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The Helmdon website, 1999–2026
Helmdon Local History Group: How an idea at a church meeting in 1999 became an award-winning village website, then helmdonhistory.com, and now this site, with a clickable time capsule of the old pages.
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The History of Falcutt House
Charlotte Sandilands: The history of Falcutt House from 1850 to the present, drawing on John Barford's memories.
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The History Of Helmdon Parish Council
Danny Moody: How Helmdon Parish Council has worked since 1894, and how much – and how little – has changed, from its minutes.
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The History Of St Mary Magdalene Parish Church
Jean Spendlove: A history of St Mary Magdalene church, Helmdon, from the 1200s to 2001.
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The History Of The Friends Of The Churchyard
Judith Cairns: How the Friends of the Churchyard began in 1998 to care for the churchyard, and their work since.
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The History Of The Old Manor House, 3 Cross Lane,
Roger and Val Miles: The history of the Old Manor House, 3 Cross Lane, and the people who lived there from 1758 to the present.
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The History Of The Residents of Southview, 71 Wappenham Road
Lynn Gartside: The people who have lived at South View (formerly South Villa), 71 Wappenham Road, since it was built in 1907.
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The History Of The WEA 1959 – 2018
Audrey Forgham: A history of the Helmdon branch of the WEA from its founding in 1959 to 2018.
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The Jubilee Wall
The stone wall built at the top of Station Road in 2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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The Jubilee Wall
The Jubilee Wall at the Station Road entrance to Helmdon, unveiled in 2012.
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The Jubilee Wood – New Planting For The Platinum Jubilee
Planting the Jubilee Wood at the end of Cross Lane in March 2022 with Helmdon School and Acorns Pre-School.
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The King William IV, later called the Bell and the Fat Landlord
The history of the King William IV pub, later the Bell and now the Fat Landlord.
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The Level crossing: One Man’s Contribution
To Its History Jean Spendlove: The history of the level crossing, drawing on the memories of one man who knew it well.
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The Magpie, formerly called the Cock and Magpie
The Magpie, formerly the Cock and Magpie, the smallest of Helmdon's four pubs.
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The Manorial History of Helmdon
Kate & Danny Moody: Who held Helmdon's manors from the Domesday Book to modern times.
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The Old Bakehouse & Its Bakers
Audrey Forgham: Helmdon's village bakehouse and the bakers who ran it from 1758 to 1959.
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The Old Barn
A 1973 photograph of the old barn in the Square, now The Old Barn, 1 Cross Lane, and memories of its past.
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The Old School Bell
Ross Vicars: The discovery in 2017 of what may be Helmdon School's original bell.
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The Old Station
Helmdon's 'top' station on the Great Central Railway, with links to fuller articles.
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The Old Yew In The Churchyard
Tim Hills: Helmdon's ancient churchyard yew, which some believe may be 2,000 years old.
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The Parish Council
What parish councils do, and how Helmdon's has served the village since the 1890s.
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The Public Houses Of Helmdon
Audrey Forgham: The history of Helmdon's four pubs: the Chequers, the Cross, the Magpie and the King William IV (later the Bell).
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The Railways of Helmdon
Nick Catford: Facts and figures about Helmdon station on the Great Central Railway, 1899–1966.
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The Railways Of Helmdon
Stewart Moir: The two railways through Helmdon, from the opening of the line in 1872 to the 1960s closures.
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The Second World War: A Compilation of Memories
Villagers' memories of the Second World War, and Alfred George Humphrey, the one name from that war on the memorial.
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The Shortland Story
Audrey Forgham: The Shortland family of Helmdon, traced from a deed of 1362, and how Shortlands Close got its name.
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The Shortlands of Helmdon
Mary Legge: The Shortland family of Helmdon from 1362 onwards, from a family bible kept by Archdeacon Shortland.
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The Stores, Helmdon
Mary Morris: The Stores in Helmdon, run by the writer's family from 1921 to 1962.
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The Story Of Stuchbury
Margaret Fonge: The story of Stuchbury, a deserted village near Helmdon, from its beginnings to the 1960s.
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The War Memorial Dedication Service
A photograph of the dedication service for Helmdon war memorial in the early 1920s.
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The Watsons – The Story Of A Family
Nick Jackson: The Watson family, who arrived in Helmdon in the 1790s and became part of the village's history.
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The WEA – 40 Years In Helmdon
Audrey Forgham: The first 40 years of Helmdon's WEA branch, with its anniversary celebration in 2002.
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The Welsh Lane
Margaret Fonge: The Welsh Lane, the drovers' road through the parish, and its long history.
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TWO BOOKS ABOUT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Extracts about Helmdon from two of Derek Blunt's books about Northamptonshire.
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Two Fascinating Windows In St Mary Magdalene Church
Two remarkable windows in St Mary Magdalene church, including the famous Campiun window.
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Two Rectors Of Helmdon & Their Links
With Wales Edward Parry: Two rectors of Helmdon in the late 1600s and early 1700s and their links with Wales.
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What’s Up That Tower
Chris Pickford: The bells and bell tower of St Mary Magdalene church, from The Ringing World, 2009.