In 1939, Helmdon village joined the rest of the country in being required to complete National Registration Cards following the outbreak of the Second World War. The resulting ‘National Register’ gives a comprehensive listing of the dwellings and people living in the village at that time. Using the 1939 Register as a baseline and with the help of Ordnance Survey mapping and old photos and postcards and the recollections of long-time village residents, this book details how the village has changed and expanded since that time from 174 dwellings in 1939 to over 340 in 2019.
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Not a trace remains of either ‘Prison Row’ or "Yew Tree Farm’, do you know their locations? |
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‘Ellis Row’ was then five dwellings, it is now three but where is ‘Ellis Row’? |
Copies of this 65 page book can be obtained from rossvicars@gmail.com at a cost of £8.00 (add £3.00 p&p if outside the village).
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