Orton, Northamptonshire
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Orton | |
Northamptonshire | |
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Former parish church of All Saints | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SP806793 |
Location: | 52°24’23"N, 0°48’59"W |
Data | |
Post town: | Kettering |
Postcode: | NN14 |
Dialling code: | 01536 |
Local Government | |
Council: | North Northamptonshire |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Website: | Loddington Parish Council |
Orton is a village about three miles west of Kettering in Northamptonshire.
The village's name means 'Higher farm/settlement' or 'ridge farm/settlement'.[1]
References
- Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3page 361
- An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England