Frankton
| Frankton | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 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
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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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Frankton) |
- ↑ 2001 census details warwickshire.gov.uk
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ [1] "Warwickshire Place Names", W. H. Duignan FSA, Oxford University Press, 1912
- ↑ 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
- ↑ National Heritage List 1185518: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS