Kingsthorpe

For the town in Australia, see Kingsthorpe, Queensland.
Kingsthorpe
Kingsthorpe
 Kingsthorpe shown within Northamptonshire
Population 4,477 (Ward. 2011)
   – London  70 miles (113 km) 
DistrictNorthampton
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORTHAMPTON
Postcode district NN2
Dialling code 01604
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentNorthampton
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°15′N 0°54′W / 52.25°N 0.9°W / 52.25; -0.9

Kingsthorpe is a suburb on the northern part of the county town of Northampton, England. It became part of the borough of Northampton in 1900, and was once a Northamptonshire country village. The population of the Northampton ward at the 2011 census was 4,477.[1] A tributary of the River Nene known as the Naseby Source or Brampton Nene flows through the area to the west from north to south, joining the main river west of the Carslberg Brewery near the south bridge. The suburb's facilities are centred on the main A508 and A5199 roads between Northampton town centre and leading to Market Harborough and Leicester respectively. The original village green still maintains a rural character, away from the major roads, overlooked by the church and picturesque vernacular cottages. Kingsthorpe originally had three water mills, some evidence of which can be found in the countryside.

The name comes from the Danish word 'torp' which means small settlement, and a manor belonging to the king.

The church of St John the Baptist was begun in the 11th century and includes some features which date from that time. The tower and spire are 14th century.[2] There is a monument to Edward Reynolds, died 1698. The William Hone Year Book of 1832 suggested that there "was not a prettier village near Northampton than Kingsthorpe."

Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in the television series of the same name, was born in the village.

Lesley Joseph, who plays Dorien Green in Birds of a Feather, was raised here and lived in the suburb until age 18.[3]

The University of Northampton currently has a campus in Kingsthorpe but will be moving close to the town centre.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Northampton ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 339–341. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2008/04/14/lesley_joseph_feature.shtml

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