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Oundle Customer Service Centre (for Tourist information)4 New St., Oundle, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE8 4EF
Bus time-table - http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/PDF/trans-bus-timetbl-x4.PDF
Oundle Town Council - Tel: +44 (0)1832 272055 website: www.oundle.gov.uk email: otc@lineone.net
The Oundle Festival of Music and Drama is a competitive festival held each year in March and April.
website: www.ofmd.org.uk
The Oundle International Festival - The 25th anniversary festival took place from the 10th - 19th July 2009.
website: www.oundlefestival.org.uk
Literary Festival - website: www.oundlelitfest.org.uk
The Middle Nene Archaeological Society (MIDNAG) - website www.midnag.org.uk or contact John Hadman on +44 (0)1832 272735
The Upper Nene Archaeology Society (UNAS) - website: www.unas.org.uk - (link to the Piddington Roman Villa)
The Northamptonshire Archaeological Society - website: www.jwaller.co.uk/nas/
Historic Investigations - House History service - www.historic-investigations.co.uk
Oundle Historical Society - website: www.oundlehistoricalsociety.org.uk
Oundle and District U3A - website: http://u3asites.org.uk/oundle
Peterborough Tourism - website: www.peterborough.gov.uk
24 Hour Museum - www.culture24.org.uk
WEBSITE: www.the-gwillim-simcoe-story.org.uk/
| John Graves Simcoe
(1752-1806), the first Governor
of Upper Canada, was born at Cotterstock near Oundle in 1752.
(The church has a fine monument to his father, a naval captain).
His army service in the American War of Independence, his work
in Canada and command of defence against invasion by Napoleon in
the West of England would have led to higher appointment but he
died in 1806. |
 J. G. Simcoe courtesy of the Ontario Government Art Collection |
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Elizabeth Postuma Gwillim (1762-1850), the Governor's wife, was born at Aldwincle, near Oundle, in 1762 and was brought up by her grandmother and aunt, descendants of the Creed family. (Her mother's grave is in All Saints, Aldwincle.) Married in 1782 and mother of eleven children, she left a valuable record of life in Canada in her diary and many sketches, paintings and maps. The chapel built by the Simcoes near their home at Wolford, Devon now belongs to Canada. |
Elizabeth's cousin William Walcot (1753-1827) left his Oundle and Ashton estate to the Simcoes' son Rev. Henry Addington Simcoe who sold it to the Oundle brewer John Smith. |
 William Walcot courtesy of the Walcot family |
Oundle Museum, The Courthouse, Mill Road, Oundle PE8 4BW + 44 (0)1832 272741 |