Duston
Coordinates: 52°14′49″N 0°56′37″W / 52.2470°N 0.9437°W
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 Duston
Duston shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 15,565 |
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| OS grid reference | SP7261 |
| District | Northampton |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN5 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Northampton South |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Duston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Northampton in the English county of Northamptonshire. It has been a settlement since at least Roman times.[1]
The village is undergoing rapid growth and has been incorporated into the main town of Northampton. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 15,565 people.[2]
The area is served by the nearby Sixfields site, which includes a cinema and football stadium, as well as many restaurants and pubs. Blacks Leisure Group (owner of Blacks and Millets) is based on an industrial estate on Mansard Close.
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[edit] British Timken
British Timken was establish in Chester Road, Aston, Birmingham in 1937 manufacturing tapered roller, parallel roller and ball bearings.
In World War II a shadow factory was built in 1941 on a green-field site in Main Road, Duston, to produce roller bearings. At its peak over 4,000 people were employed in the factory.
In 2002 the works were closed and the site cleared for housing with production moving to Poland.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Duston CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 9 November 2009
- ^ British Industrial History accessed 1 January 2012
- ^ British Timken to axe 950 jobs BBC News 26 April 2001, accessed 1 January 2012
[edit] External links
Media related to Duston at Wikimedia Commons
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