Arthingworth

Arthingworth
St. Andrew's Church, Arthingworth
Arthingworth is located in Northamptonshire
Arthingworth
Arthingworth
Location within Northamptonshire
Population231 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP755815
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARKET HARBOROUGH
Postcode districtLE16
Dialling code01858
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°25′35″N 0°53′28″W / 52.4263°N 0.8911°W / 52.4263; -0.8911

Arthingworth is a civil parish and village in the West Northamptonshire area of the county of Northamptonshire, England.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 238.[2]

The villages name probably means, 'enclosure connected with Earn(a)'.[3]

Location and communications

The nearest towns are Market Harborough about 4 miles (6.4 km) north and Kettering 9 miles (14.5 km) east via the A14 road which connects the town to the M1, M6 and M11 motorways.

Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Kelmarsh railway station about 1 mile south-west of the village and running trains between Northampton in the south and Market Harborough in the north.

Administration

The village has its own Parish Council.[4]

Notable buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of eight listed buildings in the parish of Arthingworth, all of which are Grade II apart from St Andrew's Church, which is Grade II*.[5] They include:

  • St Andrew's Church, Braybrooke Road[6]
  • Arthingworth Lodge, Kelmarsh Road[7]
  • Arthingworth Manor. This was left as a shell in 1967 revealing walls probably from an older house. A stable block remains, now converted to a house but incorporating the Manor House staircase.[8]
  • Bosworth House[9]
  • Glebe House, Kelmarsh Road[10]
  • Hall Farmhouse, Oxendon Road[11]

References

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) ISBN 0 319 23735 4
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  4. ^ Arthingworth Parish Council Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Arthingworth (1067030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Arthingworth Lodge (1067031)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Arthingworth Manor (1356934)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Bosworth House (1067029)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Glebe House (1356936)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Hall Farmhouse (1356937)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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