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Oundle () is a
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on the left bank of the
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in
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, England, which had a population of 5,735 at the time of the 2011 census. It is north of
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and south-west of
Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire unti ...
. The town is home to Oundle School.


History

The town's name origin is uncertain. It is probably an old district name, in a grammatical form suggesting a tribal name, 'the Undalas'. Discoveries of prehistoric and
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,
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and Roman materials suggest that Oundle has been a settlement location for several thousand years. Findings have included a number of Iron Age coins, and Roman bronze pins, coins and skeletons. A significant Roman find was part of a Roman cup discovered in the church yard of St. Peter's Church in the early 19th Century. Further excavation on the site led to the findings of many Roman coins, some from the time of the reign of Emperor Claudius. The finding of red tile and building stone at a site near Ashton Road, Oundle is seen as suggestive that there may have been a Roman villa there; a nearby archaeological evaluation found a ditch containing fragments of
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pottery. The
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invasion saw the arrival of a tribe called ''Undalas'' which possibly meant ''undivided''. Oundle was the site of a hospitium, a building used by monks to give shelter and assistance to travellers, which dates back to 638 AD. It is the death place of St Wilfrid in 709 AD where he had consecrated a church as well as being the location of one of his
monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
. The current St Peter's Church occupies the same site as St Wilfrid's original church. The first clear reference to Oundle is to be found in a 715 account by Eddi, who was the chantor to St Wilfrid, who referred to it as ''Undolum''. Bede variously refers to it as ''Inundalum'' and ''Undulana mœgð''. Saint Cetta or Cett, a 7th-century
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, is the
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of Oundle. Very little is known of him but according to the
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Secgan Manuscript he was buried in the
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at Oundle, near the
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, around 1000 AD and a chapel to him built in the 11th century, on the small knoll beyond the end of St Sythes Lane. This and the market
charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the re ...
granted in 972 explain the growth of Oundle in the 12th century. The
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of 1086 records Oundle in Polebrook hundred with a population of 36 households, a mill and a value in
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of £0.3, which had risen to £11 by 1086. There has been a
grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...
in Oundle since at least 1465, at which Sir William Laxton (Lord Mayor of London) was educated. In his will he left a legacy to found Laxton Grammar School in 1556, now known as Oundle School, administered by the
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. In 1743 a group of mutineers from the
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were captured at Ladywood, near Oundle. They had deserted in protest at being sent abroad, instead of patrolling the Highlands, for which the regiment had been raised. The
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, which replaced an earlier building on the same site dating back to the 16th century, was completed in 1830.


Governance

Oundle is part of the parliamentary constituency of
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. The current
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(MP) for Corby is
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of the
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, who was elected in May 2015. He had previously been a local councillor, and the youngest councillor in the country. Oundle was part of the East Midlands constituency for the European Parliament prior to
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in 2020. At a local level, the town elects 12 people every four years to the Oundle
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. The council is a non-politically affiliated group that works to further the social and economic interests of Oundle. A Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the council every May.


Geography

Oundle is a town located in the
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district of
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county, on the
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, with Corby 9 miles to the west, and Peterborough 12 miles to the north-east. Despite being located within Northamptonshire, Oundle falls into the 'PE8' post-code district for Peterborough. The Oundle Parish consists of approximately 900 hectares and covers the entire urban build, as well as open countryside. The boundary follows the River Nene to the East and South of the town, and extends west to Oundle Wood and north to Park Wood. This boundary was established during an extensive East Northants Boundary review in 2013.


Geology

The region itself is located on solid formations from the
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age, with Oundle being built on the
sedimentary rock Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles ...
oolite Oolite or oölite (''egg stone'') is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. The name derives from the Ancient Greek word for egg (ᾠόν). Strictly, oolites consist of ooids of diameter 0.25â ...
.


Economy

Oundle is home to one of two factories producing luxury motor yachts for Fairline Yachts Ltd. The original company, Fairline Boats, which was also located in Oundle entered administration in 2015 before being acquired by Russian investors in January 2016.


Landmarks


Public Houses

Among the oldest buildings is the Talbot Hotel. This was constructed of timber; it was rebuilt with stone in 1626 from the ruins of nearby
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. The hotel is notable for the claim of being haunted by the ghost of Mary Queen of Scots who was executed in Fotheringhay in 1587. The hotel is said to contain the oak staircase taken from the ruins of Fotheringhay Castle that Mary walked down while being escorted to her execution. The hotel has a room named the Drumming Well Room, named after a well in a yard that was reputed to produce a drumming noise warning of events of ill-omen or of imminent death. Other
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s include The Rose & Crown, a 17th-century inn, The Ship Inn, a 14th-century
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, The George, and The Riverside, which has become derelict.


Churches

There are a number of churches. By far the most prominent, its 210-foot spire being the tallest in Northamptonshire, is St Peter's Church which has the main
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. There are also
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,
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and
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churches. The Baptist church has a premises on St Osyth's Lane but holds services on Sunday mornings at Oundle Church of England Primary School.


The Stahl Theatre

The Stahl Theatre is a 264-seat theatre venue owned by Oundle School that was previously a disused Congregational Church chapel on West Street. Oundle School, under the instruction of then housemaster John Harrison, bought the building in the late 1970s and converted the chapel into the theatre which opened for performances in 1980. Harrison became the building's director and produced many performances before his retirement in 1993. In 2012 he returned to produce ''Love's Labour's Lost'', his 100th Stahl Theatre production before his death in 2018. The building is named after Ronald Stahl, a US citizen who lived in Oundle in 1900. Today, the theatre is used by a variety of local groups, including Oundle School, Oundle Church of England Primary school and the local Oundle Gilbert & Sullivan Players.


War Memorial

The war memorial, known officially as the Oundle and Ashton War Memorial, is located at the junction of New Street and West Street. Constructed in 1920 at a cost of £600, it was unveiled on 14 November 1920 by Mr F.W. Sanderson and dedicated at the same ceremony by Canon Smalley Law, the Vicar of Oundle. Originally commemorating the local lives lost during the
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, it also includes dedications to those killed in the
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. The memorial takes the form of a five-stepped octagonal base surmounted by two square plinths and a slightly tapering rectangular pillar. In turn, this is further surmounted by a small cross. The memorial was classed as a Grade II listed building by Historic England on 7 June 1974, which classes it as a 'particularly important building of more than special interest.' The memorial has inscriptions to 95 people killed in the two wars. 68 for the First World War and 27 for the Second World War. The now closed Oundle Middle School took the names of four of those inscribed on the memorial as names of its school houses, those were D.F. Barber, J.L. Marlow, J.H. Mason and P. Richardson. All four served in the
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during the Second World War.


Transport


Road

Oundle is located off the A605 that links the A14 at
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to the A1 at Peterborough. The road at Oundle underwent major improvements in 1985 resulting in the Oundle bypass being opened on 12 December 1985 by
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and is commemorated by a plinth and brass plaque at the roundabout.


Rail

With the definitive closure of
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in late 1972, there are currently no rail links operating in Oundle. The station originally opened in June 1845 and was designed by John Livock, a prominent architect at the time who was best known for his railway station construction. The original station building is still in use today as private residential property.


Bus

There is no main bus station in Oundle, however, there are regular services stopping in the market place with several other stops located throughout the town. The primary bus route servicing Oundle daily is the
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operated X4 that links Northampton and Peterborough.


Education

The town's most notable school is Oundle School, a public school with around a thousand pupils, most of whom are boarders. The two other schools in the town are Prince William School, a
comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is re ...
, and Oundle Church of England Primary School, which rated as "Outstanding" in its 2011 Ofsted inspection.


Culture and community

Oundle hosts a number of annual events, notably: *The
Oundle International Festival Oundle International Festival (OIF) is an annual community arts festival and organ school (ages 14 to 24) held in Oundle, England. The festival was founded in 1985 with the training of young organists as its core component and has a festival pr ...
(OIF) is an annual music festival and
pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks' ...
school, founded in 1985, with the training of young
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s as its core. These summer schools are centred on a Frobenius organ in the Oundle School
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. A concurrent festival programme for the public was also planned as a recurrent feature. *The Oundle Festival of Literature has regular events throughout the year featuring established, local and new authors. *The Oundle Fringe Festival is an annual arts and entertainment festival that began in 2011 to help showcase local musical and literary performers. It has grown rapidly since its inception and takes place over a 10-day period every July, with performances of genres of music such as rock and jazz, and also literary readings and theatrical performances. *The Oundle
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has taken place since 2009. A
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is held in the Market Place on the second Saturday of every month as well as a local market every Thursday. There is a park with swings and climbing frames, as well as a skatepark built in 2005 and regenerated in 2012. An annual fair and circus is held in the park. Oundle has shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants in the town centre. It also has three supermarkets: a Co-op, a Waitrose and a Tesco.


Filming Locations

External shots for the 2012
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film
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were filmed at
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Hall just north of Oundle.


Town partnerships

Oundle maintains partnerships with the following places: * Andrésy,
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* Nauort,
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Notable people

*
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– a vintner (wine merchant) born in Oundle * George Blagden – actor who was accepted into Oundle School on a drama scholarship and performed various roles at the town's Stahl Theatre. He has since appeared in television shows such as
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and
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, and also the 2012 movie
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. *
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– a scientist educated in Oundle *
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frontman of
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attended Oundle School as a teenager. * Marian Hobbs – former politician (formerly on the staff of Prince William School) * John Knight – cricketer *
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– briefly the local
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(MP), lived in Oundle * Himesh Patel – actor who appeared in the British
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from 2007 to 2016 and stars in the 2019 film Yesterday directed by
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attended Prince William School. *
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– a musical theorist and composer born in Oundle. * Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of independent record label 4AD was born nearby and went to school in Oundle


Sport


Football

*Oundle Town Football Club – Founded in 1883 and currently playing in the
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Division 1. As well as the senior teams, Oundle Town FC also have minis, youth and junior teams, as well as walking, vets, ladies and girls teams.


Rugby

*Oundle Rugby Club – Founded in 1976, Oundle Rugby Club has a senior team playing in the Midlands 1 East division, as well as junior and mini teams.


Cricket

*Oundle Town Cricket Club – Founded in 1826 the 1st XI senior team currently play in the
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Premier division. They also have a ladies and girls teams as well as operating 6 junior teams.


References


External links

*
Oundle Town CouncilOundle ChronicleOundle St Peter'sOundle Town Football ClubOundle Town Rugby ClubOundle Town Cricket ClubOundle Gilbert & Sullivan Players
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