This page shows a list of topics that will be added/updated on the site
They are in the order in which they will be progressed

To suggest a new topic or to suggest a new priority order, please leave a message on our forum by clicking here.

County History (In progress)

This section is designed to lead visitors through a brief history and to use this page as a jump point into the more detailed sections.

It is broken into 10 sections so that visitors can find a particular section of interest.

1. Early Northampton (Pre 43 AD)
2. The Romans (43 AD - 410 AD)
3. The Saxons (410 AD - 1066)
4. The Danes (793 - 1042)
5. The Normans (1066 - 1154)
6. The Middle Ages (1154 - 1485)
7. The Tudors (1485 - 1603)
8. The Stuarts (1603 - 1714)
9. The Hanovers (1714 - 1901)
10. The Windsors (1901 - Today)

Places

Prominent places in Northamptonshire such as :

• Queen Eleanor's Cross
• Northampton Tower (aka Express Lifts Tower, Northampton Lighthouse)
• Northampton Train Station
• Naseby Battleground.
• Sixfields Stadium
• Franklin's Gardens
• Delapre Abbey
• Full list to be established... (Suggestions welcomed)

To suggest a place, please leave a message on our forum by clicking here.

People

A collection of significant people from the county. There are a number of key people that will be specifically targeted for research but this list will also grow organically as research into other areas uncovers these people (e.g. Thomas Randolph)

Northamptonshire Towns

A listing of the Towns in Northamptonshire and a brief history for each. (more detailed history will appear as a separate section on this page)

Northampton Town History

We have a lot of interesting things lined up for this section so a more detailed plan will appear here following the completion of the previous section.

Northamptonshire Villages

Update ALL of the Villages with a basic set of details (detail template to be confirmed). Also launch our first targeted campaign to publicise the existing content and to recruit researchers for the Village pages

Forums

Marketing to encourage the use of the forums for information exchange and debate.

News

Possibly the publication of news or blogs to begin an account of modern Northampton. This would include local news and interesting stories as well as debate and soliciting feedback from visitors.

World War 2

Information about the county during the War. These could be very large sections so we need some help :)

World War 1

Information about the county during the War. These could be very large sections so we need some help :)

Future Development

Possible other ideas and suggestions from visitors will be listed hear and maybe put to a vote to determine what comes next.

Current ideas

• Mapping system - help with village locations
• Photos section - grouping photos from various pages