Farthingstone

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Farthingstone
Farthingstone (Northamptonshire)
Farthingstone

Farthingstone shown within Northamptonshire
Population 179 (2001)
OS grid reference SP609525
District Daventry
Shire county Northamptonshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Towcester
Postcode district NN12
Dialling code 01327
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Daventry
List of places: UKEnglandNorthamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°07′N 1°04′W / 52.11, -1.06

Farthingstone is a village in the district of Daventry in the county of Northamptonshire in England.

The parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, dates from around 1250. It was extensively renovated in the 1920s by the Agnew family, owners of Punch magazine, as a memorial to family members killed in World War I. Since 2006 the parish it has formed part of the Lambfold benefice, along with the parishes of Blakesley, Maidford, Litchborough and Adstone.