Cogenhoe

Cogenhoe

Coordinates: 52°14′11″N 0°47′36″W / 52.2365°N 0.7933°W / 52.2365; -0.7933

Cogenhoe
Cogenhoe is located in Northamptonshire
Cogenhoe

 Cogenhoe shown within Northamptonshire
Population 1,439 2001 Census
1,523 (2010 est)[1]
OS grid reference SP8260
    - London  71 miles (114 km) 
District South Northamptonshire
Shire county Northamptonshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN7
Dialling code 01604
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Northampton South
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Cogenhoe (locally /ˈkʊknoʊ/)is a village in South Northamptonshire, England. The civil parish of Cogenhoe and Whiston had a population at the 2001 census of 1,439[2] (the 2010 estimated population is 1,523 - Cogenhoe 1,312; Whiston 211[1]).

The village of Cogenhoe (pronounced Cook-know) overlooks the valley of the River Nene and is some five miles (8 km) east of the county town, Northampton. Cogenhoe is situated on high ground overlooking the Nene Valley. It has grown into a large village with varied amenities including football, cricket and bowls clubs.

Contents

History

People are believed to have lived at Cogenhoe for at least 4,000 years, one of the early settlements lying to the east of the village. Later on the Celts lived there. In the Roman period, a corn-drying kiln was built in the centre of the village and a villa estate developed out of an Iron Age settlement.

The Saxons lived to the west of St Peter's church and it was they who would have built its predecessor, probably from timber. After the Norman Conquest, the village was moved on to the steep slope where it remained until development took place along Church Street, probably in the 16th or 17th centuries. Station Road (the main road running through the village) began to evolve with the construction of houses built from bricks made in the Cogenhoe brickyard in the 19th century.

More recently (20th century), acres of orchards and open fields were replaced by housing; this is now known as Orchard Way, Glebe Road and St Peters Way.

From the mid-19th to the mid 20th centuries the village became dominated by the manufacture of boots and shoes. During the 1950s, the major employer was a local coach firm, York brothers. Cogenhoe is now largely a commuter village with most people working in Northampton or further afield due to its road links with the A45 and M1 motorway.

Sport

Despite Cogenhoe's size it manages to support a number of successful sporting ventures attracting players and members from across Northamptonshire.

Cogenhoe United Football Club

Their early days were not documented and are now obscure. Inter-village friendlies gradually led to membership of the now extinct Central Village League. A variety of pitches were used until in 1950 the first game, against Northampton Yeomanry, was played on the then new playing field. United ceased to exist after 1958, and re-formed for the 1967-8 season, competing in the Central Northants Football Combination. By 1978 the club had progressed from the Second Division into the Premier Division. In a six year period thirteen winners' and six runners-up trophies were won. Development of facilities became paramount for promotion into the United Counties Football League. A lease on 3.6 acres (15,000 m2) of agricultural land was obtained from the Marquis of Northampton. Compton Park was now on the map and purpose-built facilities were developed with a spectator stand and the team gained promotion into the UCFL for the season 1985-6.[3]

Cogenhoe Cricket Club

Home to Cogenhoe Cricket Club is Compton Park on the outskirts of the village on the Brafield Road. The club sub-lets the playing area from the football club who in turn lease the field from Compton Estates of Castle Ashby. This has been the clubs home since 1998. In early times the club has played at Billing Aquadrome, various fields around the village and before Compton Park the village playing field.[citation needed]

Cogenhoe Bowls Club

A thriving mixed Club with approximately 70 members. Taken from Cogenhoe Village website

Notable residents

Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves lived for a number of years at the Old Rectory[4]

References

  1. ^ a b SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. pp. 39. 
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics: South Northamptonshire Retrieved 8 November 2009
  3. ^ Cogenhoe United FC official website
  4. ^ Northampton Chronicle & Echo 16 January 2009

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cogenhoe United F.C. — Cogenhoe United Full name Cogenhoe United Football Club Nickname(s) The Cooks Founded 1967 Ground …   Wikipedia

  • United Counties Football League — Countries  England Founded 1934 …   Wikipedia

  • River Nene — River The River Nene at Kislingbury Watermill, Northamptonshir …   Wikipedia

  • Darren Collins — See also: Darren Collins (athlete) Darren Collins Personal information Full …   Wikipedia

  • Northampton — This article is about Northampton in England. For other places of the same name, see Northampton (disambiguation). Borough of Northampton   Town Borough   …   Wikipedia

  • United Counties Football League Premier Division — The United Counties Football League Premier Division is at Level 9 (Step 5) of the National League System, feeding in to the Southern League Division One Midlands. It was known as the Northamptonshire League until 1934.Member clubs (2008/09)For… …   Wikipedia

  • Steve Berry (footballer) — Football player infobox2 playername = Steve Berry fullname = nickname = dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1963|4|4|mf=y cityofbirth = Liverpool dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofbirth = England countryofdeath = currentclub = position = Midfield …   Wikipedia

  • Matt Murphy (English footballer) — Matt Murphy Personal information Full name Matthew Murphy Date of birth 20 August 1971 (197 …   Wikipedia

  • South Northamptonshire — For the parliamentary constituency, see South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency). South Northamptonshire Council   District   …   Wikipedia

  • List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations — This is a set of lists of English personal and place names whose pronunciations are counterintuitive to their spelling, either because the pronunciation does not correspond to the spelling, or because a better known namesake has a markedly… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”