Laxton, Northamptonshire
Coordinates: 52°33′23″N 0°35′59″W / 52.5564°N 0.5996°W
| Laxton | |
 Laxton
Laxton shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 160 |
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| OS grid reference | SP9596 |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Corby |
| Postcode district | NN17 |
| Dialling code | 01780 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby Images: |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Laxton is a village in East Northamptonshire, seven miles (11 km) east of Corby and approximately one mile (1.6 km) west of the A43. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 160 people.[1]
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[edit] History
The village was rebuilt by George Freke Evans, as a model village to designs by Humphry Repton. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1867 but retains a mediaeval tower.[2]
[edit] Laxton Hall
Laxton Hall is a Grade II*-listed building[3] between Laxton and Corby. It was much modified in the 19th century and altered again in 1867-8 for the seventh Lord Carbery.[4]
In 1924 the Dominican friars opened a boys’ boarding school called Blackfriars at Laxton Hall.
The hall has now been converted into a residential care home for the Polish community[5] while keeping the integrity of the original architecture intact.
[edit] Amenities
Laxton Park Cricket Club plays in the Rutland and District Division 5.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Laxton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 12 November 2009
- ^ Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture
- ^ Listing
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. pp289–290. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
- ^ HousingCare.org > Housing & care homes > Laxton Hall. Retrieved 12 November 2009
- ^ Club website
[edit] External links
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