| Oundle | |
  Oundle shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 5,345 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | PE8 |
| Dialling code | 01832 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
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History
Oundle, like many other villages and towns in England, was originally a trading place and market for local farmers and craftsmen. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials An artisan, also called a Craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative including furniture clothing As the area became more prosperous, wealthy traders set up shops and houses, and guilds were formed. A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade The earliest guilds were formed as confraternities of workers
Buildings
Among the oldest buildings in Oundle is the Talbot Inn. This inn was initially constructed out of timber; it was later rebuilt with stone from the ruins of nearby Fotheringhay Castle. Inns are establishments where travellers can procure Food, Drink, and Lodging. Fotheringhay Castle was in the Village of Fotheringhay some 3½ miles (6 km to the north of the Market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire Other public houses in the town include The Rose & Crown, The Ship Inn (a 14th century coaching inn), The Angel, and The George. This article is about coaching inns in general for individual inns see Stagecoach Inn (Disambiguation In Europe, from approximately the mid 17th
There are a number of churches in Oundle. By far the largest and most prominent – with the largest steeple in the area – is St Peter's parish church, which occupies the main churchyard. A steeple, in Architecture, is a tall tower on a building often topped by a Spire. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches A churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church which is usually owned by the relevant church or local Parish itself There are also Methodist, Baptist and Roman Catholic churches in Oundle. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. However, the Baptist church does not have its own building and holds services on Sunday mornings in Prince William School. Prince William School is a Comprehensive school in Oundle, Northamptonshire.
Other major buildings include the Stahl Theatre, a primary school, and many very large Oundle School buildings which are sometimes open to the public. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Oundle School is a public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. These include a full-length swimming pool and the school's Great Hall.
A farmers' market is held in the Market Place on the second Saturday of every month.
There is also a park where play equipment such as swings and climbing frames can be found, as well as a skatepark, built in 2005 to accommodate the skateboarders and rollerbladers in the town. A fair also arrives annually, attracting many locals each year.
Oundle is home to two of the three factories producing the world-renowned luxury boats from Fairline Boats, the third factory being situated in Weldon, near Corby. Fairline Boats Ltd are a English Motor yacht builder currently owned by 3i. Weldon is a village in the English midlands county of Northamptonshire. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. The original factory is based at Barnwell Road in Oundle and the newer factory in Oundle is at the Nene Valley site. The company has a multi-million-pound turnover.
Schools
The town has a primary school and an award-winning middle school which joined with Kings Cliffe in 1992. . It is also home to the comprehensive school, Prince William School as well as Oundle School, each of which have over a thousand students. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic Prince William School is a Comprehensive school in Oundle, Northamptonshire. Oundle School is a public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England.
Festivals
The Oundle International Festival (OIF) is a music festival and pipe organ school. Oundle International Festival and Oundle for Organists The Oundle Internation Festival (OIF is a music festival and organ school held in Oundle, England. The pipe organ is a Musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air (wind is driven through a series of pipes, controlled by a keyboard OIF was founded in 1985, with the training of young organists as its core component. An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or Orchestra, or accompany The summer schools are centred upon an organ, built by Frobenius of Denmark and installed in Oundle School Chapel. Frobenius is a Danish firm of organ builders History Frobenius Orgelbyggeri was founded in Copenhagen by Theodor Frobenius (1885–1972 The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a A concurrent festival programme for the general public was also planned as a recurrent feature of the enterprise.
External links
- Oundle School Website
- Oundle Town Council
- Prince William School
- Oundle On line
- Oundle Chronicle
- St Peter's Church
- Oundle Community Pre-School
- Oundle International Festival
- Oundle Cinema
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