Frankton

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Frankton
Warwickshire
Frankton.jpg
Village centre, with the "Friendly Inn" on the right
Location
Grid reference: SP423701
Location: 52°19’48"N, 1°22’48"W
Data
Population: 351  (2011)
Post town: Rugby
Postcode: CV23
Dialling code: 01926
Local Government
Council: Rugby

Frankton is a village and parish in the Knightlow hundred of Warwickshire. In the 2001 census it had a population of 344,[1] increasing to 351 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Etymology

According to W. H. Duignan, the town's earliest name, Franchtone, was derived from the Anglo-Saxon Franca or Franco (the personal name of the original settler, which is probably derived from the national name of the Franks) and -tun, making it either "Franca's town" or "the town of the Franks".[3]

Location and history

St Nicholas church

Frankton is located about six miles south-west of Rugby, adjacent to the B4453 road linking Rugby and Princethorpe. The village stands on a hill approximately 360 feet above sea level.[4] There are houses ranging from the 18th century to modern buildings, and a public house.

Saint Nicholas church lies at the western end of the village, the earliest parts of which date from the 13th century.[4] It is a Grade-II* listed building.[5]

References

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  1. 2001 census details warwickshire.gov.uk
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123582&c=Frankton&d=16&e=62&g=6471855&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1451302518484&enc=1. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  3. [1] "Warwickshire Place Names", W. H. Duignan FSA, Oxford University Press, 1912
  4. 4.0 4.1 Frankton History british-history.ac.uk, information from A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6: Knightlow hundred (L. F. Salzman, 1951), pp. 92-94
  5. National Heritage List 1185518: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS