Farthingstone

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Farthingstone
The old school, Farthingstone
Farthingstone is located in Northamptonshire
Farthingstone
Farthingstone
Location within Northamptonshire
Population193 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP613550
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTowcester
Postcode districtNN12
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°11′24″N 1°06′13″W / 52.18996°N 1.10374°W / 52.18996; -1.10374

Farthingstone is a village in West Northamptonshire in England. It is close to the major trunk routes of the M1 junction 16, M40 motorway, and A5 road, at the head of a valley and is 7 miles (11 km) south of Daventry and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south west of Weedon Bec.[2]

Demographics[edit]

The population at the 2001 census was 179,[3] increasing to 193 at the 2011 census.[1]

The parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, dates from the late 13th century and is now grade II* listed.[4] The church is constructed of ironstone, which was quarried locally, and the tower was added in the 13th century being located at the west end of the church.[5][6] The whole church renovated in the 1920s by the Agnew family, owners of Punch magazine, as a memorial to family members killed in World War I.[7] Since 2006, the parish has formed part of the Lambfold benefice, together with the parishes of Blakesley, Maidford, Litchborough and Adstone.[8]

Early history[edit]

The villages name probably means, 'Farthegn's farm/settlement'. Alternatively, perhaps less likely is, 'farm/settlement of Farndon's people'.[9]

To the north-east of the village, south of Castle Dykes Farm, is evidence of a univallate hillfort and the buried remains of a Bronze Age barrow. This is a recorded national monument.[10] To the north of Castle Dykes Farm is Castle Dykes, a Norman motte castle with three baileys. In 1712, workmen digging on the site of the castle found a "room with a vaulted stone roof, and another room beneath and rudely carved stones with human figures on them".[11][12]

Farthingstone was listed in the Domesday Book as Fordinestone. Other Medieval spellings include Fardenston, Ferdingstone, Fardingestun and Fardyngton. The village was given to the Earl of Moreton by his half-brother, William the Conqueror. The land belonged to the Fawsley Hundred.[13]

Geography[edit]

The village, which is about 472 feet (144 m) above sea level, lies at the headwaters of two streams that run east into the River Nene.[14] Farthingstone is 7 miles (11 km) equidistant from both Daventry to the north west, and Towcester to the south east.[15] To the north of the village, towards the village of Everdon, there is extensive woodland.[16]

Recreation[edit]

There used to be an 18 hole golf course but this was sold and then closed pending redevelopment into a high end lifestyle retreat.[17] Every summer, the Farthingstone Foot Fest takes place, which is a marathon and other shorter distance events, and aims to raise money for charity. The course takes walkers or runners over a number of stiles and through kissing gates in a figure of eight loop around the village.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Farthingstone Parish (E04006660)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "History of Farthingstone, in Daventry and Northamptonshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Farthingstone Parish (34UC029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1054931)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ Farthingstone: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
  6. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2002). Northamptonshire (2 ed.). London: Yale University Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-300-09632-1.
  7. ^ Patrick, Judith; Bailey, Bruce (2013). "Farthingstone: a Mecca for Edwardian Architecture and Art". Northamptonshire Past and Present (66). Northampton: Northamptonshire Record Society: 29–32. ISSN 0140-9131.
  8. ^ "Farthingstone Church - St Mary The Virgine - Lambfold Benefice". www.farthingstonechurch.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  10. ^ Historic England. "Castle Dykes motte and bailey castle (1010659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. ^ A History of Farthingstone, Farthinstone Parish Council, 1999
  12. ^ Ryland, W Dent Adkins (1902). The Victoria history of the county of Northampton. London: Constable. p. 406. OCLC 911848.
  13. ^ "Farthingstone | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Farthingstone | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Farthingstone Village Design Statement" (PDF). daventrydc.gov.uk. p. 2. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Current landscape character assessment Northamptonshire" (PDF). rnrpenvironmentalcharacter.org.uk. p. 136. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  17. ^ Farthingstone Golf Course and hotel
  18. ^ Green, Lucie (16 June 2018). "Walkers and runners put sole into Farthingstone Foot Fest". Daventry Express. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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