Ambush at Wallbank
On a dark Wednesday night in September 1769, the quiet road between Northampton and Kingsthorpe became the scene of a shocking act of violence that… Read More »Ambush at Wallbank
Kingsthorpe
William Craddock and his family
Three generations of the Craddock family of Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire. (c1680-1770)
1643: Skirmishes in Kingsthorpe Hollow
An “incident” in the early stages of the English Civil War. There is a small stream that lies beneath the road in Kingsthorpe Hollow. It… Read More »1643: Skirmishes in Kingsthorpe Hollow