Walgrave
| Walgrave | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter, Walgrave, 2014 | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP802720 |
| Location: | 52°20’27"N, -0°49’26"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 868 (2011) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Walgrave is a village in Northamptonshire. At the time of the 2011 Census, the parish's population was 868.
The village's name means 'Old's grove': the village of Old is nearby and the main component is likely to be the same.[1]
Churches
The parish church, St Peter's, a sandstone-spired church, is in the centre of the village. The west tower is 13th century, but the church is mostly 14th century.[2] Throughout the autumn and winter, residents make donations to illuminate the church from 8.30pm.
Walgrave is part of a united benefice which also includes the parishes of Hannington, Old and Scaldwell with each village retaining its own church.[3]
The rectory, east of the church dates from 1687.[2]
Up the road from St Peter's is the 18th-century Baptist chapel. Although the Baptist church was founded before 1700, the present chapel was built in 1786 in typical Northamptonshire non-conformist style, being slightly wider than it is long. Built of the local brown limestone, with a gate guarded by two yew trees, it clashes a little with the attached brick-built Sunday School of 1899. The former graveyard has been converted into a garden area.
The remains of Walgrave Hall are in the north part of the village. The manor dates from around the 13th century. The hall had a tower on the left and then a lower wing. The remains of the hall are now sub-divided but the plast coat of arms of the Langham family remain with the date 1674. There is a fine staircase of c.1630.[2]
Events
Groove on the Green is an annually attended fundraiser event for the village fund.
The village also hosts open gardens.
Sport
- Football: Walgrave Amber FC. This is one of Northamptonshire's oldest football teams, formed in 1896 (and refounded in 2007 after 12 years' closure. The club's original nickname was 'The Pipe Stems'.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Walgrave) |
References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Walgrave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3
- ↑ "St. Andrew's Old". http://www.st-andrews-old.co.uk/.