Welcome

Deanshanger has been a predominantly rural, agricultural-based village located in South Northamptonshire, with the building of the Buckingham Arm extension to the Grand Junction [Union] Canal and its proximity to Whittlebury Forest the village developed an industrial base during the Victorian era which resulted in a period of growth and expansion.

Few places can boast two internationally renowned businesses operating from such a small community, E & H Roberts Ltd Iron Works up to 1935 and later an Oxide Works. It was with the closure of the then Elementis oxide works in 1999, that the Deanshanger Village Heritage Society (DVHS) was founded by residents to preserve and celebrate the history of the village, its people and surrounds.

Since inauguration DVHS achievements include collecting and recording the history of the village, winning environmental care awards, writing the ‘Images of a Village’ book, mounting numerous exhibitions, and most notably re-instating The Deanshanger Feast a family orientated fun-day organised and held annually in October from 1999 until 2015. A legacy that continues with the Feast now being organised by others.

“We’re not just about the past but take pride in our present and look toward the future, doing what we can to improve and benefit the local community”.