Great Oxendon
Appearance
Great Oxendon | |
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Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 331 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP7383 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Market Harborough |
Postcode district | LE16 |
Dialling code | 01858 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Great Oxendon is a
The villages name means '
oxen hill'.[3]
Its eastern end is on the
tunnel at Great Oxendon is now open as part of the Brampton Valley Way
.
Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Clipston and Oxendon railway station about one mile south-east of the village and with running trains between Northampton in the south and Market Harborough in the north.
Little Oxendon is a deserted medieval village about one mile north of Great Oxendon at grid reference SP730846.
Notable buildings
The Historic England website contains details of a total of four listed buildings in the parish of Great Oxendon, all of which are Grade II apart from St Helen's Church, which is Grade II*.[4] They are:
- St Helen's Church, Harborough Road
- 29 & 31 Main Street[5]
- 45 Main Street and attached barn[6]
- Plum Tree Cottage, Main Street[7]
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Great Oxendon CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1054074)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1067041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1067040)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
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