'Northamptonshire' Category
Wollaston, Northamptonshire
Wollaston is bounded by the River Nene, and until comparatively recently, shoemaking was the major industry in the area, hence the prominence of the cobbler on the sign.
The ancient centre of the village, including Wollaston Hall, the 14thC towered church of St Mary’s and the partly mediaeval priory, is well-preserved and now forms the core [...]Irchester, Northamptonshire
Irchester was once a Roman settlement, and this fact is reflected in the inclusion of a helmet in the Greco-Roman style on the village sign.
As the only known Roman road leaves the village in a southerly direction towards the crossing of the River Great Ouse at Turvey, It is thought that most transport and communication [...]