Bulwick
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| Bulwick | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 The Queen's Head, Bulwick | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP962942 |
| Location: | 52°32’14"N, -0°34’56"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 171 (2011) |
| Post town: | Corby |
| Postcode: | NN17 |
| Dialling code: | 01780 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Bulwick is a small village in Northamptonshire, about six miles north-east of Corby, just off the A43 road. The Willow Brook runs through the village. The 2011 recorded a population of 171
The village's name means 'bull specialised farm'.[1]
The village Church of England parish church is St Nicholas.
About the village
Nearby are Bulwick Meadows, of which 10 acres have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2] These are marshy meadows in the flood plain of the Willow Brook. They have diverse wetland flora, including rare species: it is the only known locality in the county for the flat-sedge Blysmus compressus and common bistort. It is also one of the very few sites in the county where snipe breed.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Bulwick.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Bulwick Meadows