Ringstead, Northamptonshire
Coordinates: 52°22′07″N 0°33′17″W / 52.3687°N 0.5547°W
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 Ringstead
Ringstead shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 1,428 |
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| OS grid reference | SP9875 |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kettering |
| Postcode district | NN14 |
| Dialling code | 01933 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
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Ringstead is a small village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England approximately 15 miles north-east of Northampton. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,428 people.[1]
The River Nene runs directly past the village in a series of locks. During the 1980s, major sand and gravel excavations took place all around Ringstead leaving many man-made lakes and islands. There is a local primary school situated next to St Mary's church, which is host to the famous Ringstead flower festival. Ringstead was the birthplace of Alfred Roberts, the father of Margaret Thatcher.
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[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
The village has a relatively successful sporting tradition in football. They have had a team representing the village for over 100 years since it was established in 1896. Ringstead Rangers includes a men's team, a men's reserve team, an under 17s, under 14s and an under 9s team. All the teams play their home matches at Ringstead recreational ground and their traditional strip colours consist of red and black. The teams have been known to sport various other strip colours, especially in their away strips, including orange, blue and pink.
[edit] Pool
There is a significant interest in pool in Ringstead, which takes place at the Working Men's Club. The team currently plays in Division 4 of the East Northants league. Recently a team has been established at The New Inn. They play in Division 5 of the ENL.
[edit] Other sports
The village club also has a skittles team and facilities for darts, bingo and dominoes as well.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Ringstead CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 19 November 2009
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