Great Addington
| Great Addington | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Great Addington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP959750 |
| Location: | 52°21’53"N, 0°35’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 327 (2011) |
| Post town: | Kettering |
| Postcode: | NN14 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Great Addington is a small village in Northamptonshire. It stands near the west bank of the River Nene, about five miles east of Kettering.
Parish church
The parish church, the Church of All Saints, is of the 12th century in origin, theough the structure today is mainy of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It underwent a restoration in the 19th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Within the church is a late 17th century pulpit, and it has 19th century pews: those on south side are box pews. There are several monuments, notably to John Bloxham of around 1519, with a brass on a plain chest-tomb, and to Sir Henry Vere whho died in 1493, in north chapel, which was formerly a chantry chapel. The north elevation of chancel has a 19th century vestry attached.
About the village
There is one pub in Great Addington, The Hare and Hounds, which is an 18th century building and is Grade II listed.
Manor Farmhouse is an early 28th century farmhouse which s a Grade II listed building.[2]
Great Addington Manor House was built in the early 17th century, but is largely of the 18th century. It was enlarged in the mid/late 19th century for Lane family. It is a Grade II listed building.[3] Great Addington House was built in about 1670 as a rectory, and altered 1870: it is a Grade II listed building.[4]
The village
The village consists of approximately 100 households; at the time of the 2011 census, the population of the parish (including Slipton) was 327
Great Addington has a school, church, manor house, village hall, The Hare & Hounds, playing fields and homes. There is a strong bond and rivalry with the neighbouring village, Little Addington.
The village's name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Eadda or Æddi'.[5]
There is evidence of Celtic, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon settlement within the village boundary.
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Great Addington) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1040381: Church of All Saints (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1040384: Manor Farmhouse (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1040382: Great Addington Manor House (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1286923: Great Addington House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Great%20and%20Little%20Addington.
