Heritage sites and archives

Northamptonshire has witnessed the birth of Richard III and the death of Mary Queen of Scots. It has seen the Battle of Naseby and the hatching of the Gunpowder Plot. Our Heritage sites provide new ways to investigate and discover these links to our own history and heritage.

Churches and places of faith are found throughout Northamptonshire, often at the heart of their communities and central to their history. Many also play important roles in the wider national story. Monuments, tombs and graveyards offer a chance to encounter the people who shaped the county’s past, while visiting historic battle sites allows you to stand where key moments in history once unfolded.

Across the county, heritage sites and archives help preserve and share these stories. From historic buildings and landscapes to collections of documents, photographs and records, they reveal how people lived, worked and shaped Northamptonshire over the centuries. While many resources are now available online, there is still something special about visiting these places and experiencing the county’s history first-hand.