Caldecott, Northamptonshire
| Caldecott | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St John the Baptist | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP989689 |
| Location: | 52°18’33"N, -0°33’3"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wellingborough |
| Postcode: | NN9 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wellingborough |
Caldecott is a hamlet in Northamptonshire, about two miles east of the centre of Rushden and two and a half miles south of Raunds. Half a mile to the north is a similar small village, Chelveston.
The village's name means 'Cold cottages'[1]
Parish Church
The Church of England parish church, St John the Baptist, stands on Caldecott Road between Caldecott and Chelveston. The earliest parts of the church are 13th-century, including the north tower. Part of the chancel is 14th-century. The south porch was built in 1635.[2] The arcades were rebuilt and the north aisle added in 1849–50 to designs by the architect E. F. Law.[3] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
The north tower has a ring of five bells, but currently they are unringable. Accordingly, a new electronic bell sound system was installed in 2012. Henry Penn of Peterborough cast the second and tenor bells in 1727. Thomas I Eayre of Kettering cast the treble bell in 1744. Robert Taylor of Loughborough cast the third and fourth bells in 1819.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Chelveston-cum-Caldecott.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Heritage List 1040380: Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 148.
- ↑ Dawson, George (20 January 2011). "Chelveston S John Bapt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Chelveston&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=CHELVESTON.
- Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3page 148