We are extremely grateful to everyone who has sent in their memories and letters to the website, and in particular to Chris Owen, Pam Moore, Irene Beadsworth and Alan Craxford (craxford-family.co.uk) who have helped immensely with our local research and provision of photographs.
Printed sources
| Book title | Author | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Heritage East Carlton & Cottingham cum Middleton – historical notes to 1900 | Michael York | c1975 | Komenos Enterprises Ltd |
| Rockingham Forest – Then and Now | Peter Hill | 1995 | Orman Publishing, Great Oakley |
| Rockingham Forest Revisited | Peter Hill | 1996 | Orman Publishing, Great Oakley |
| The Archive Photograph Series: Corby | Peter Hill | 1996 | Chalford Publishing |
| Discovering Northamptonshire | Jack Gould | 1969 | Shire Publications Ltd |
| Northampton in a Nutshell | Ron Mears | 1995 | Orman Publishing, Great Oakley |
| Northamptonshire | Wakeling Dry | 1906 | Methuen and Co Ltd |
| Northamptonshire | Tony Ireson | 1954 | |
| The King’s England, Northamptonshire | Arthur Mee | 1945 | Hodder and Stroughton |
| The Place-Names of Northamptonshire | Gower, Mawer and Stenton | 1933 | Cambridge University Press |
| Domesday Book, Northamptonshire | Edited by John Morris | 1979 | Phillimore and Co, London |
| Memoirs of an Undistinguished Man | Captain George Lucas | 1955 | David Green, Kettering |
We particularly recommend Peter Hill’s books Rockingham Forest – Then and Now and Rockingham Forest Revisited. They’re packed with interesting facts and pictures about Cottingham, Middleton, Corby and the other villages in the area. Well worth a look! Copies are available at the local libraries.