Yardley Gobion is a village of approximately 1,300 residents in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire off a by-pass of the A508 Northampton to Milton Keynes road.

Known as Gerdeslai in 1166 and Jeardelegh in 1286, derived from gyrda (yards or poles) and leah (clearing), an area of woodland where poles were cut and made. By the 16th century the place had become Yardeley Gubbyn, the appendage coming from Henry Gubyun who held land here.

The History Group have a meeting once a months with a speaker on topics of interest or displays of our collection of pictures, maps etc. or trips out.

Next Meeting:

April 2nd – Behind the Wall, inside view of Wolverton Works Buildings, Past and Present – Phil Marsh

Wolverton Works used to cover over 80 acres and employed 5000 people when at it’s biggest enterprise at the outbreak of World War 1. Since then it has gradually shrunk to about 30 acres with many buildings long lost. Fortunately Roy Unwin, a volunteer at MK Museum took many images in the late 1980s before major demolitions took place. Phil continued that for the last 20 years or so and will attempt, in the time available, to show what buildings were hidden behind the Stratford Road wall with a look at those that have been demolished and those that are derelict. With a surprise or two thrown in!

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Northamptonshire Heritage Sites is a new and developing facility. It uses previously known heritage assets from many sources, such as Historic England – Listed Buildings register, local Conservation areas reports and Archaeological reports from the Northamptonshire Archaeology. Please click here.

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Brenda Pittam has dedicated a huge amount of time researching and documenting the history of Yardley Gobion which can be found here.

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