Place:Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire, England

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Cogenhoe or (pronounced cook-no, cook-nuh) is a village in South Northamptonshire, England. The civil parish of Cogenhoe and Whiston had a population at the 2011 census of 1,436.

The village of Cogenhoe (pronounced Cook-nuh) overlooks the valley of the River Nene and is some five miles (8 km) east of the county town, Northampton. Cogenhoe is situated on high ground overlooking the Nene Valley. It has grown into a large village with varied amenities including football, cricket and bowls clubs.

The village has a number of facilities including the sports clubs listed below. The other facilities include a village pub (the Royal Oak), a village shop (Londis), the village hall, a service garage (Burrows), the church hall, Sports and Social Club and a school (Cogenhoe Primary School).

Research Tips

These two maps show the boundaries of the individual civil parishes in the county in 1900 and in 1944. Comparing the two on a local level allows one to understand the alterations (should there be any) which occurred during the interim period which are noted in the text above.

• Ordnance Survey map of Northamptonshire 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northamptonshire 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time