Radwell Village
Although there was no church, the village had a Methodist chapel, which has now been converted into a dwelling-house with a commemorative plaque displayed on the outside wall and the grave stones forming part of the garden path.
In 1929 the village assumed some claim to fame when Bassett Lowke of Northampton, who manufactured scale models of railway engines and the rolling stock of that period, built a miniature railway system in the grounds of Stanilands, and coach loads of enthusiasts and children descended upon the village.
Under normal conditions the river Ouse is a placid river frequented by fishermen, but in the winter months it can become a torrent of water and go into flood covering the surrounding flood plains.. During the winter of 1920 there was a major flood, engulfing Radwell Bridge and damaging the raised wooden walk-ways adjacent to the bridge. Ice piled up and it became necessary to release it in order to prevent damage to the bridge. The current footbridge across the flood plane is made of concrete being more resilent and longer lasting.
Travelling through the village by are you will see only a fraction of the houses, many of which are hidden away north behind the Swan pub which is a thatched building on the Milton Ernest to Odell road and hard to miss.
