Easton on the Hill
| Easton on the Hill | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Easton-on-the-Hill village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF0004 |
| Location: | 52°37’43"N, -0°30’59"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,015 (2011) |
| Post town: | Stamford |
| Postcode: | PE9 |
| Dialling code: | 01780 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Easton on the Hill is a village and parish in north-eastern Northamptonshire, adjacent to the borders with Rutland and Lincolnshire. The parish also adjoins the Soke of Peterborough to the east. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,015.[1] The village, sited on the A43 road is compact in form, with the older part of the village located north of the High Street. The parish extends from the River Welland in the north to the western end of RAF Wittering, lying between Stamford and Collyweston.
All Saints Church dates from the 12th century and has been enlarged and altered over the centuries. The church is a Grade-I listed building.[2]
The village contains the "Priest's House", a late 15th-century building restored in 1867 and now owned by the National Trust and containing a small museum about the area.[3]
The captain of HMS Lutine, Lancelot Skynner, came from Easton, where his father John was the rector for many years. Plaques on the former rectory (now Glebe House but known for a time as Lutine House)[4] and in the church commemorate this and Captain Skynner.[Note 1] The frigate Lutine sank during a storm in the West Frisian Islands on 9 October 1799, whilst carrying a large shipment of gold. Lloyd's of London has preserved her salvaged bell - the Lutine Bell - which is used for ceremonial purposes at their headquarters in London.
The head office of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is located at Easton House in the village,[5] close to the church.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123050&c=Easton+on+the+Hill&d=16&e=62&g=6451097&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467540599430&enc=1. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ NHLE 1266419
- ↑ National Trust
- ↑ Country Life 13 January 2011
- ↑ CIPS, Visiting us, accessed 13 October 2016
Notes
- ↑ Another Captain Lancelot Skynner, a cousin who commanded HMS Bideford, also lost his life at sea in an action in the Bay of Biscay in 1760. A further Skynner (William Walker Skynner) also died at sea. He was the Navigation Officer in HMS Hampshire, which sank after hitting a mine off the north of Scotland while taking Lord Kitchener to Russia in 1916. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and the HMS Hampshire Memorial at Winchester Cathedral.
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