Haselbech
| Haselbech | |
| Northamptonshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP712774 |
| Location: | 52°23’25"N, 0°57’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 87 (2001) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Haselbech is a village in Northamptonshire; a place of fewer than a hundred inhabitants.
The village's name origin is uncertain, but is suggested as 'Hazel-tree river valley' or 'hazel-tree ridge'.[1]
An area of undeveloped land south of Naseby Road and west of Cottesbrooke Road is the site of a mediæval settlement, and is a scheduled monument.
Parish church
The parish church, St Michael's, was built in the 13th and 14th centuries with coursed lias, limestone and ashlar walls and slate. The roofs are now of slate, lead and aluminium. The building includes a nave, aisles, a chancel and west tower.
The three bays of pews at the east of the nave are probably 15th century and the font probably 13th century but with a later base. There is a chancel screen and a tower screen. The pulpit is Jacobean with decorated panels and a tester.[2]
Haselbech is part of a united Benefice along with Clipston, Kelmarsh and Naseby.
Haselbech Hall
Haselbech Hall was probably constructed by Henry Jones for Randolph Wykes and is built of limestone ashlar with stone mullioned windows and a slate roof. It is of two storeys with attic and cellar, laid out to a double depth plan. The house was gutted by fire in 1917 and remodelled after that date.[3]
Qwhile the building is believed to be of the 18th century, "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire" states that "Haselbech Hall was built just before 1678 for the Wyke [sic] family".[4]
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Haselbech.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1067001: Church of St Michael (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1067005: Haselbech Hall (Grade II listing)
- ↑ An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire. 3. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1981. pp. 100–102.
