Irthlingborough

Irthlingborough is a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England with a population of around 6,000 people. It is the smallest town in England to possess a league association football team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C., and is also home to the shoe manufacturer Doc Martens, although production was moved to China in 2002.

The Parish Church has a lantern tower which is unusual for Northamptonshire churches. This was built to guide travellers across the Nene valley in foggy weather. It also has doors at the four cardinal points; of note are the 8 Misericords in the Chancel. Services still continue daily with the main service being at 10:00 am on Sunday Mornings.

In the past, ironstone was mined near Irthlingborough, and as part of the local ironstone mine, a tunnel was bored between Irthlingborough and nearby Finedon. The tunnel is still in existence although the Irthlingborough end has been landscaped and the Finedon end sealed with concrete.

External links

*Irthlingborough Town Council
*Irthlingborough Historical Society
*Parish Church of Saint Peter, Irthlingborough