Lamport, Northamptonshire
| Lamport | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Lamport | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP758745 |
| Location: | 52°21’48"N, -0°53’34"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 225 (2011) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Lamport is a village in Northamptonshire. The village is on the A508, about eight miles south of Market Harborough and as far north of Northampton. Nearby is Lamport Hall. At the time of the 2011 Census, the parish's population was recorded as 225.
The name of the village means 'Long town'.[1]
Between 1859 and 1960, the village was served by Lamport railway station just north of the village running trains south to Northampton and north to Market Harborough. This is now part of the heritage Northampton & Lamport Railway, but as of 2018 the tracks have not yet been rebuilt as far as Lamport.
The parish church, All Saints, is a Grade I listed building. It has a mediæval tower but the remainder was built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The 19th century part is the south vestry, designed by G.F. Bodley. The church contains monuments to members of the Isham family who lived at Lamport Hall from 1560 to 1976.[2] Lamport Hall, the seat of the Isham baronets for around 350 years, stands opposite the church.
Iron Ore Quarrying
The first iron ore quarry at Lamport was north of the village. It was close to the Draughton Road, on the west side of that road. It was connected to the railway by a standard gauge steam operated tramway. The junction was at the north end of the station. The ore was taken by the tramway and railway to blast furnaces at Finedon. This quarry operated from 1882 to 1890. Its position is marked by a crescent shaped depression in a field. The tramway's engine shed remains.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Lamport.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1972). Cherry, Bridget. ed. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 284–6. ISBN 0-14-0710-22-1.
- ↑ Tonks, Eric (April 1989). The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands Part 3: The Northampton Area. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. p. 198,223. ISBN 1-870-754-034.