Obtained its name from the Anglo-Saxon Gren-Dun, which means green hill…

As you approach Grendon from the north, you realise why it obtained its name from the Anglo-Saxon Gren-Dun, which means green hill. The church stands at the centre of the hill in a commanding position, and the land falls away sharply to the north and west. The old stone houses and the newer brick buildings of the village blend together, and give the impression that they have stood side-by-side for many generations. Over the years, Grendon has lost its butcher, baker, wood and coal yards, and an off-license cum general store.

But it is a spirited and well-integrated community, and still boasts its church, a chapel, primary school, post office and general store, two public houses, and a water sports centre carefully landscaped from disused gravel pits. It has been an agricultural village for many generations, and still has four working farms and a cow buyer within yards of the old church. But most of the people who live here in the village now work in Wellington or Northampton, and some even commute to London daily.

Settlement in the area of Grendon dates back to prehistoric times. Archaeologists have identified Bronze Age barrows as well as remains from the Iron Age, and the Roman period, including an early Roman kiln for the making of pottery.