Northamptonshire Notes and Queries

‘Northamptonshire Notes & Queries’ was launched in 1884, featuring an illustrated assortment of articles and transcripts of historical documents as well as questions and answers on local history topics. Printed copies of the journal are few and far between, so we have digitised the ones that were not already freely available online. Only a minority of the articles are currently flagged up in the relevant sections of 'Signposts'.

Background material can be found in:

Links to all the volumes in the collection can be found in the lists set out below.

Northamptonshire Notes & Queries - First series

[Originally published during 1884-1895]

At the start of each volume of the First series are separate indexes of Persons (i.e. surnames), Places and Subjects.

Northamptonshire Notes & Queries - Second (or New) series

[Originally published during 1905-1923]

At the start of each volume of the Second series there is a combined index of Persons (i.e. surnames), Places & Subjects.

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