Hannington, Northamptonshire
| Hannington | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Main Street, Hannington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP812709 |
| Location: | 52°19’36"N, -0°48’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 251 (2011) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Hannington is a village in Northamptonshire. At the time of the 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 251.
The village's name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Hana'.[1]
Parish church
The church of St Peter and St Paul is one of only two in the Church of England with a bisected nave; the other is at Caythorpe in Lincolnshire, which had a north aisle added in Victorian times, spoiling the symmetry. St Peter and St Paul, Hannington, could therefore be considered to be unique. The delicate mediæval screen now enclosing the vestry was originally placed across the arch separating the chancel (occupied only by the priest and assistants), from the nave (used by the people). The oak pulpit is of similar age.
By the mid 19th century the church had fallen into a serious state of disrepair and was little more than a ruin, but thankfully in 1869 the building was restored and a new Rectory built alongside it.
History
Just east of the church, an area of around five acres shows signs of a mediæval settlement which appears to have consisted of enclosures or paddocks, formerly part of the village itself. Hannington is recorded in the Domesday Book, and it is of note that the parish was then much smaller than most settlements in the area as it continues to be today.
The church was built in the late 13th century, though it incorporates some stonework from an earlier period. At the time of construction the church was in the gift of the Gilbertine Order of Sempringham in Lincolnshire.
Hannington was described in the late 19th century in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales as:
a parish in Brixworth district, Northampton; 4½ miles ESE of Brixworth r. station, and 6 NW by W of Wellingborough. Post town, Walgrave, under Northampton. Acres, 1,270. Real property, £1,884. Pop., 226. Houses, 52. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Walgrave, in the Diocese of Peterborough. The church is ancient, has a small tower, and was restored in 1869. Bishop Godwin was rector.
A brook runs through the parish which feeds the nearby Pitsford Reservoir and there is a large fishing lake to the north of the village.
Historic traces of ridge and furrow can be found in the majority of the fields surrounding Hannington, although this cannot always be seen from the ground.
During the Second World War, Hannington had a narrow escape when bombs were dropped on Red House Lane. At this time, land between the nearby villages of Harrington and Lamport was used as an airfield for an American air base.
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