Holdenby
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| Holdenby | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Holdenby House | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP695678 |
| Location: | 52°18’17"N, 0°58’53"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 170 (2011) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Daventry |
Holdenby is a village in Northamptonshire, found about five and a half miles north-west of Northampton. The parish population measured by the 2011 census was 170. The village name means "Halfdan's/Haldan's farm/settlement".[1]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868.[2]
Holdenby House
Holdenby House has associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the family of the Dukes of Marlborough. It is Holdenby's principal building.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Holdenby.
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, p. 261.
- Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3
