Little Addington
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| Little Addington | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Little Addington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP959735 |
| Location: | 52°21’7"N, 0°35’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 328 (2011) |
| Post town: | Kettering |
| Postcode: | NN14 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Little Addington is a village in Northamptonshire, beside the braded streams of the River Nene a mile and a half north of Irthlingborough and a mile south of its sister village, Great Addington. The village is about eight miles south-east of Kettering. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 328.
The village's name means 'Eadda's (or Ædda's) people's farm/settlement'.
Nearby is the site of a Roman Villa; now a scheduled ancient monument.
Church
The village church, St Mary, dates from the late 13th to mid-14th century.[1] It was restored in 1857 by Northampton architect Edmund Francis Law.It is a Grade I listed building.
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3page 292
