Welcome

Deanshanger was a rural, agricultural-based village in  the south of Northamptonshire, it once formed part of the old Parish of Passenham along with Old Stratford and Puxley. The building of the Buckingham Arm extension to the Grand Junction [Union] Canal in 1801 and the proximity to Whittlebury Forest resulted in the village developing an industrial base during the Victorian era.

Few places can boast two internationally renowned businesses operating from such a small community, E & H Roberts Ltd Iron Works up to 1935 and later an Oxide Works. It was with the closure of the then Elementis oxide works in 1999 that the Deanshanger Village Heritage Society (DVHS) was founded by residents to preserve and celebrate the history of the village, its people and surrounds.

“We’re not just about the past but take pride in our present and look toward the future, doing what we can to improve and benefit the local community”.