Barnwell
| Barnwell | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Andrew's, Barnwell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL045847 |
| Location: | 52°27’1"N, 0°27’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 369 (2011) |
| Post town: | Peterborough |
| Postcode: | PE8 |
| Dialling code: | 01832 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Barnwell (formerly the twin villages of 'Barnwell All Saints'[1] and 'Barnwell St Andrew') is a village in Northamptonshire, two miles south of Oundle and 14 miles south-west of the county's only city, Peterborough. The River Nene runs north of the village, separating it from Oundle.
The origin of the village's name is uncertain. Suggestiopns include the Old English beorn wielle ('Warrior's spring/stream', 'Beorna's spring/stream' or byrgen wielle ('burial-place spring/stream').[2]
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Churches
The village has two Church of England churches reflecting the fact that the village is formed from two separate parishes:
- St Andrew's[3] is externally mostly of the 13th century including a tower. It is a Grade I listed building. There are monuments to Christopher Freeman (d.1610) and Rev Nicholas Latham (d.1620).
- All Saints is also 13th century but only the chancel remains after the rest was demolished in 1825[3] and that retains the Montagu monuments: Henry Montagu (d.1625), Dame Letice Montagu (d.1611). All Saints is Grade II* listed.
About the village
South-east of the church are Latham's Almshouses (founded 1601, rebuilt 1874).[3]
Barnwell railway station on the Northampton to Peterborough line closed in 1964. The building remains preserved as a private residence on the corner of Well Lane and the A605.
There is a traditional pub, The Montagu Arms, in a thatched building.[4]
Barnwell Country Park
Barnwell Country Park was developed from abandoned sand and gravel workings on the flood plain of the River Nene just south of Oundle, in the part of the area known as Rockingham Forest. The park is bounded on the north-west and south-west by a flood channel loop of the River Nene, known as 'the Backwater', and on the east by the A605 Barnwell Road. It consists of a series of willow-fringed lakes, short mown grass, coarser vegetation, conservation grassland and small wooded areas. The lakes, picnic meadows, river and the resident water birds make the park very attractive to visitors and in particular young families. The irregular shapes of the lakes provide different views around each corner and give a sense of "progressive revelation" to visitors.
The park, totalling 37 acres, is owned by the local council.
Barnwell Castle
Barnwell Castle is in the northern part of the village and believed to have been built around 1266. It is described as 'the first example in Britain of the most monumental type of castle architecture.[3] The site is private property but can be seen from the road.
Barnwell Manor
Barnwell Manor is the historic former home of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and is part of the Barnwell Castle Estate.[3] The manor was granted to the Montagu family in 1540 by King Henry VIII. In 1938 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, bought the house and estate and the family still retain it but now live in an apartment in Kensington Palace, Middlesex.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Barnwell) |
- Barnwell in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/541; year 1396; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no541a/bCP40no541adorses/IMG_0710.htm; third entry. plaintiff is Walter Child, parson of Barnewell All Saints
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Barnwell%20All%20Saints.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3
- ↑ The Montagu Arms: Beer in the Evening
