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Caldecott, Northamptonshire
Caldecott is a hamlet in the North Northamptonshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) east of the centre of Rushden and 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of Raunds. Caldecott is in the civil parish of Chelveston cum Caldecott, less than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of Chelveston. The villages name means 'Cold cottages'[1] Parish ChurchThe Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist is in Caldecott Road between Caldecott and Chelveston. The earliest parts of the church are 13th-century, including the north tower. Part of the chancel is 14th-century. The south porch was built in 1635.[2] The arcades were rebuilt and the north aisle added in 1849–50 to designs by the architect E. F. Law.[3] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[2] The north tower has a ring of five bells, but currently they are unringable. Accordingly a new electronic bell sound system was installed in 2012. Church BellsHenry Penn of Peterborough cast the second and tenor bells in 1727. Thomas I Eayre of Kettering cast the treble bell in 1744. Robert Taylor of Loughborough cast the third and fourth bells in 1819.[4] References
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