Plumpton, Northamptonshire

Plumpton
St John the Baptist church, Plumpton
Plumpton Location within Northamptonshire
Civil parish	Weston and Weedon
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Plumpton manor house

Plumpton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Weston and Weedon,[1] in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is within the ecclesiastical parish of "St Mary & St Peter Lois Weedon with Weston and Plumpton".[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 32.[3]

The church of St John is grade II listed[4] and is now cared for by a charity, the St. John the Baptist, Plumpton, Heritage Trust.[5] The Manor House is grade II* listed; some of its associated gates and walls are separately grade II listed.[6]

History

The name 'Plumpton' means 'Plum-tree farm/settlement'.[7]

The 1870-72 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales describes Plumpton as having a population of 42 in 12 houses, and describes the church as "good" and having a "pinnacled tower".[8] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Weedon Lois to form Weston and Weedon.[9][10]

References

1. "Local interest". Weston & Weedon Lois Parish Council. Retrieved 18 December 2017. ... our local Parish comprising Weston, Lois Weedon (aka Weedon Lois) and Plumpton.
2. "St Mary & St Peter Lois Weedon with Weston and Plumpton". Church of England: A Church Near You. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
3. "Population statistics Plumpton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
4. Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (1293444)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
5. "St. John the Baptist, Plumpton, Heritage Trust, registered charity no. 1050414". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
6. Historic England. "Manor House Farmhouse, outbuildings and walls (1293468)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
7. "Key to English Place-names".
8. "Gazetteer entries for Plumpton". Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
9. "Towcester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
10. "Relationships / unit history of Plumpton". Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

External links

• Pritchard, Catherine (23 April 2007). "St.John the Baptist Parish Church, Plumpton, Northamptonshire". Pritchard and Edmunds Family History. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
• Paulerspury parish website