Bourton Country Shoe - Brown Museum

Tricker's

£565

The Bourton Country Shoe is a piece of Northampton shoemaking history, instantly recognisable by its bold wingtip profile, traditional pinked edges and heavy brogue punching. Made on our 4444 last in a 5 width fitting, it has the generous proportions of a classic Tricker’s country shoe, with a wide tread and roomy toe box. Most customers find they can drop down half a size from their standard UK shoe size for the best fit. This version is shown in Brown Museum Leather, a full-grain calf leather with a rich, hand-mottled finish. Deep espresso and dark chestnut tones sit alongside warmer hazelnu

Tricker's's own words, read from their page.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as R.E. Tricker Limited, number 01114160. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "The Tricker's factory, located at 56-60 St. Michael's Rd, Northampton, first opened its doors in 1904." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.