Kislingbury
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Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, England, is a village 4 miles west of Northampton, in the district council area of South Northamptonshire where it is part of Harpole and Grange ward, together with the parishes of Milton Malsor, Harpole, Rothersthorpe and Gayton. It is within the area of Northamptonshire County Council and the Parliamentary Constituency of Daventry. The MP is currently Tim Boswell (Conservative). The M1 Motorway between junctions 15a and 16 passes to the south west of the village, and junction 16 is just 2 miles distant.
Facilities The village has two public houses, the most well-known being Cromwell's Cottage with some tenuous historical connection with Oliver Cromwell.
Surroundings The River Nene flows past the village close by to the north, through an old, narrow bridge - narrow, that is, for both vehicles and the river which frequently floods. The most recent incident in 1998 caused flood damage to several houses in the village. Some flood attenutation work has since been carried out but it remains to be seen if this proves adequate. The village carries heavy traffic being on a route to the larger village of Bugbrooke with the large Campion Secondary School which serves the village and a large catchment area around. Heavy vehicles from sand quarries in the area and also Heygates Flour Mill also use the village main road.
