Holdenby
Appearance
Holdenby | |
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![]() Holdenby House | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 100 (2001 Census[1]) 170. (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SP6967 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Northampton |
Postcode district | NN6 |
Dialling code | 01604 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Holdenby is a village and civil parish about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Northampton in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census is170.[2]
The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868.[3]
Holdenby House, with its associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the Marlborough family, is Holdenby's principal building.
The affluent neighbourhood of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles was created as Holdenby's namesake by millionaire Arthur Letts, after the place of his birth.[4]
Notable people
- John Charles Cox, Rector of Holdenby and local historian
See also
References
- ^ "Area selected: Daventry (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 261
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 260–263. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
External links
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