Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire
| Upper Heyford | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 House in Upper Heyford | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP663596 |
| Location: | 52°13’52"N, 1°1’48"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 77 (est.) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN7 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Daventry |
Upper Heyford is a tiny village in Northamptonshire, on the A4500 road and uncomfortably close to the M1 motorway, which slices through the countryside just yards to the north.
Its much larger sister village, Nether Heyford, which has the shops, school and parish church if not a main road, is about half a mile to the south. The two are separated by the River Nene.
The village is six miles west of Northampton, along the A4500, and a mile east of Flore.
The Midshires Way long-distance walking route runs through Upper Heyford, crossing the Nene here. The Nene Way runs along the south bank of the river, through Nether Heyford.
Heyford Mill
Heyford Mill stands apart from the village, in open countryside to the west, on the bank of the River Nene. The mill was left derelict until extensive restoration and refurbishment in 2008. A mill here is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The refurbishment followed a planning battle in which new buildings put up by a developer were ordered to be demolished.[1]
The mill fell into disuse in the 1960s. With the intention of saving its historic character, the Council granted planning permission in 2005 to restore and change the use of several derelict buildings at Heyford Mill after they had suffered arson and vandalism attacks. The site, part of the floodplain of the River Nene.
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