Aldwincle
| Aldwincle | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Kettering | |
| Postcode district | NN14 | |
| Police | Northamptonshire | |
| Fire | Northamptonshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
Aldwincle (sometimes Aldwinkle or Aldwinckle) is a village and
2011 census of 322.[1] It stands by a bend in the River Nene, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north of Thrapston. The name of the village means "Ealda's nook".[2]
Historic buildings
The
ecclesiastical parishes of Aldwincle All Saints and Aldwincle St Peter merged in 1879. All Saints was declared redundant in 1971. Being also a designated Grade I listed building,[3] it is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.[4] Also listed Grade I are St Peter's Church, Lyveden New Bield (and gardens), and Lyveden Old Bield
.
The small primary school, Aldwincle Trinity, opened in 1976.
The village rectory was the birthplace of the English poet John Dryden,[5] the English historian Thomas Fuller,[6] and the English Civil War figure Charles Fleetwood,[7] as well as the home of poet Mary Rolls.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Aldwincle CP: Parish headcounts Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Aldwincle (1191528)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2013
- ^ All Saints' Church, Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
- ^ Minto, William; Bryant, Margaret (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). pp. 609–613.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 296–298.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 493.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/63271. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
Media related to Aldwincle at Wikimedia Commons- Aldwincle [All Saints and St Peter] in the Domesday Book
- A series of high resolution photographs etc.
- Illustrated walk to Wadenhoe and return
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