Clopton, Northamptonshire
| Clopton | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Clopton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL062803 |
| Location: | 52°24’44"N, 0°26’9"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 134 |
| Post town: | Kettering |
| Postcode: | NN14 |
| Dialling code: | 01832 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Clopton is a little village in Northamptonshire, to the east of Thrapston and just a mile from the border of Huntingdonshire. The village stretches along the north side of the B662. The village church, St Peter, was built in about 1863 by Richard Armstrong.
At the time of the 2001 Census, the parish's population was 134.
History
This place is recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Clotone'.
In 1395, the noblewoman Agnes Hotot married into the Dudley family at Clopton. Before her marriage, she was known for besting a man in a lance fight; when her ailing father was unable to meet the arranged dueling challenge, Hotot took his place, disguising herself in his armour. She knocked her opponent off his horse – and then revealed her true identity. The Dudley family later created a new crest in honour of her victory.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Grazebrook, Henry Sydney (1873) (in en). The heraldry of Worcestershire. John Russell Smith. p. 177. https://archive.org/details/heraldryworcest00grazgoog. "heiress agnes hotot."
- ↑ Dobson, Susanna Dawson (1795) (in en). Historical anecdotes of heraldry and chivalry: tending to shew the origin of many English and foreign coats of arms, circumstances and customs. Printed by Hall and Brandish. p. 230. https://archive.org/details/historicalanecdo00dobs. "agnes hotot knight."
