Farthinghoe
| Farthinghoe | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP5339 |
| Location: | 52°3’5"N, 1°13’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 413 (2011) |
| Post town: | Brackley |
| Postcode: | NN13 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Daventry |
Farthinghoe is a village and parish in southern Northamptonshire. It is located on the A422 road about three miles north-west of Brackley and five miles south-east of Banbury.
At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 418,[1] reducing slightly to 413 at the 2011 census.[2]
Buildings
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and of 13th-century origin. There are monuments to Henrietta and Catherine Rush (d. 1801) and George Rush (d. 1806).[3] This is by the celebrated London sculptor, Charles Regnart.[4]
Other buildings of note are Abbey Lodge west of the church, believed to be 1581 and Farthinghoe Lodge about a mile south-west.[3]
Most of the village is a conservation area.[5]
Farthinghoe railway station closed in 1963.
Facilities
The village primary school is Farthinghoe County Primary School.
There is a pub, The Fox in Baker Street.
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Farthinghoe CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 11 December 2009
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123368&c=Farthinghoe&d=16&e=62&g=6452424&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467552770141&enc=1. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 212. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
- ↑ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis
- ↑ Farthinghoe conservation area with map of the village
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