Town Trail Point 15 - WeetabixView of the Weetabix premisesIn 1932 the first packet of Weetabix began its journey to Britain's breakfast plates, and today it is a household word internationally. The site in Station Road has developed from the original mill, (seen here...
Town Trail Point 14 – Alumasc
Town Trail Point 14 - AlumascRight - View of Alumasc from Station RoadAlumasc commenced manufacturing aluminium products in July 1945. Some of the staff, who had loyally served the factory under war conditions making incendiary bomb cases stayed with the new company...
Town Trail Point 13 – The Hall
Town Trail Point 13 - The HallRight - Burton Latimer Hall,seen from the south-westThe fine Elizabethan house standing at the entrance to the town on the road from Kettering , now known as Burton Latimer Hall, was built by Edmund Bacon, the Lord of Latimer Manor,...
Town Trail Point 12 – The Cricket Ground
Town Trail Point 12 - The Cricket GroundRight - View of the Cricket Groundand PavilionThe cricket ground at Burton Latimer lies just off the Kettering Road, a few hundred yards to the north of the town on rising ground and faces the Jacobean Hall which signified the...
Town Trail Point 11 – The Yews
Town Trail Point 11 - The YewsRight - The Yews, seen from the south-eastIn 1893 Princess Kaiulani stayed at The Yews in Burton Latimer with her former headmistress from Harrowden School , Mrs Sharp. Click here to read about the Princess. In the early part of the last...
Town Trail Point 10 – St Nicholas Owen Roman Catholic Church
Town Trail Point 10 - St Nicholas Owen Roman Catholic ChurchRight - The view of St Nicholas Owenchurch from the south-eastThe building of St Nicholas Owen Roman Catholic Church in Kettering Road was started towards the end of 1970, completed in the summer of 1971 and...
Town Trail Point 9 – The War Memorial and The Cross
Town Trail Point 9 - The War Memorial and The Cross Right - The War Memorial from the eastThe view above shows some of the large stone buildings which were built at The Cross, where the memorial is situated, and which gave the area a more commercial focus over the...
Town Trail Point 8 – The Cemetery
Town Trail Point 8 - The CemeteryRight - The first section of the presentmain cemetery, seen from the south-eastThe Town Cemetery can be found at the far end of Church Lane and was provided in about 1913. At the beginning of May 1952 the burial ground in the new...
Town Trail Point 7 – The Wind Farm
Town Trail Point 7 - The Wind FarmRight - View of the Wind Farmshowing 8 of the 10 turbinesThe creation of a 10-turbine wind farm on The Wold has changed the skyline of Burton Latimer for at least several generations to come. Early in December of 2005, helicopters...
Town Trail Point 6 – Fernbank
Town Trail Point 6 - FernbankFernbank, seen from the the entrance to Church LaneA substantial family house of character, originally a three-storey 17th Century farmhouse, extensively altered in the late 19th century and a more recent addition is a castellated front...
Town Trail Point 5 – St Mary’s Church
Town Trail Point 5 - St Mary's Church View of St Mary's Churchfrom the north sideThe Parish Church of St Mary is the principal glory of the town. Even in a county famed throughout the world for its lovely churches, this beautiful building is outstanding. Surrounded by...
Town Trail Point 4 – The Jacobean School
Town Trail Point 4 - The Jacobean SchoolThis needs to be changed!The former Jacobean schoolseen from the southBurton Latimer was one of the first villages to possess a Grammar School. The school was endowed with £47 per annum arising from 10 acres of land and a house...
Town Trail Point 3 – The Manor House
Town Trail Point 3 - The Manor HouseView of The Manor Housefrom the entranceAn old chronicler records the following:- “There are no tumuli or ancient sepulchral mounds known in Burton. There is, however, some broken ground having the appearance of piled up moats,...
Town Trail Point 2 – Baptist Chapel
Town Trail Point 2 - Baptist Chapel The view of the Baptist Chapelfrom the south-eastLocated in Meeting Lane, Burton Latimer Baptist Church is regarded as one of the better examples of the early ironstone meeting houses built at the start of the non-conformist...
Town Trail Point 1 – War Memorial
Town Trail Point 1 -War MemorialThe War Memorial is a natural point at which to start the trail round Burton Latimer. It is located on a site known locally as "The Cross". This is the central junction of the town and was the pivotal point of its medieval heart, lying...
Burton Latimer Town Trail
IntroductionTrail MapTo start trail either click on any Trail Point on the map or click on any of the Trail Routes belowStart the Purple TrailStart the Red TrailStart the Green TrailAny town trail tries to give the virtual visitors a sense of place, and seeks to allow...