Holcot

For the settlement in Bedfordshire sometimes spelt this way, see Hulcote, Bedfordshire.

Holcot
Holcot Location within Northamptonshire
Population	438
OS grid reference	SP7969
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northampton
Postcode district	NN6
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering

Holcot is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 399 people.[1] At the 2011 census this had increased to 438 people, living in 182 households.[2][3]

The villages name means 'Cottages in the hollows'.[4]

Notable buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of ten listed buildings in the parish of Holcot, all of which are Grade II except for St Mary and All Saints’ Church which is Grade I.[5] They are:

• St Mary and All Saints' Church, Main Street
• Polly's Cottage, Back Lane
• War Memorial, Back Lane
• The Old Rectory, Brixworth Road
• Churchyard Cross, Main Street
• Hollybush Farmhouse, Poplar Lane
• Poplar Farm, Poplar Lane
• Manor House, Rectory Lane
• Brook Cottage & Wall Dene, Sywell Road
• Ivy House, Sywell Road

See also

• Robert Holcot (born in Holcot)

References

1. Office for National Statistics: Holcot CP: Parish headcounts Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2009
2. "2011 census". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
3. "Check Browser Settings". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015.
4. "Key to English Place-names".
5. "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 18 September 2015.

External links

Media related to Holcot at Wikimedia Commons

Village website http://www.holcotvillage.co.uk