Kelmarsh

Kelmarsh
St Denys' Church
Kelmarsh Location within Northamptonshire
Population	208 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP7379
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

Kelmarsh is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.[1][2] The population (including Haselbech) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 208.[3] The village is on the A508, close to its junction with the A14 about 5 miles (8 km) south of Market Harborough and 11 miles (18 km) north of Northampton.[1]

The village’s name probably means, 'marsh marked out by poles or posts'. The place-name is identical to Chelmarsh, Shropshire; the initial K- reflects Old Norse influence.[4]

Buildings

Kelmarsh Hall is its principal building.

Kelmarsh Tunnel is a former railway tunnel at Kelmarsh now open as part of the Brampton Valley Way.

Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Kelmarsh railway station about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the village running trains south to Northampton and north to Market Harborough.

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
4. "Key to English Place-names".

External links

Media related to Kelmarsh at Wikimedia Commons