About Us

The Stoke Road Allotments were established as long ago as 1838, when the Duke of Grafton rented land to residents of Blisworth who had lost the use of the common-land to the building of the Grand Union Canal, allowing these householders to continue to grow food to feed their families.

In 1919 when the Grafton estate was sold the ten acre site was bought by Phipps of Northampton – excavators and quarry owners, who soon ran a wagon track through the area to carry ironstone from the north side of the village down to the canal, where it was loaded onto boats to be transported to London and Birmingham.

Some of the land was sold off to Acme Builders for housing in Greenside; the wagon cutting took up a lot of the site, leaving four and a half acres for use as alloment

The gully has been gradually filled in over the years, but a section of it has been reclaimed as a stunning sunken garden.

The four and a half acre site now contains 62 plots, which are all managed in different ways. Ladies, young and older join the men and their families to produce good food on fertile land in a very environmentally friendly and social way.

It is easy to see that each plot is very different. The plot sizes vary to suit individual needs. Some gardeners have had their plots for as many as fifty years, some for just a couple of seasons.

There are thirteen water points on the field.

Plot holders can choose to join to the 'Water Co-operative Scheme' or not.

Members are able to buy canes, fleece, seeds, etc. which we can bulk-order at very good prices.

At present there is a short waiting list of people who would like an allotment. Everyone wants to eat better food, comfortable in the knowledge that they know where it is from and where/how it was grown.