Whilton

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Whilton
Saint Andrew’s Parish Church Whilton
Whilton shown within Northamptonshire
Population	296 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SP6364
Parish	Norton
District	Daventry
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DAVENTRY
Postcode district	NN11
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°16′39″N 1°04′05″W / 52.27737, -1.06791

Whilton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire ^[1]. Thevillage is in the Daventry district.Whilton is 75 miles (121 km) north west of London, 9.7 miles west of Northampton and 15.6miles south-east of Rugby. The village lies 4.5 miles east of the nearest town of Daventry.The nearest railway station is at Long Buckby for the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line which runs between Rugby, Northampton and London. The nearest airport is Birmingham International Airport. Whilton also gives its name to the nearby Whilton Locks and Whilton Marinaon the Grand Union Canal.

Contents 1 History 2 The Parish Church of Saint Andrew 3 Amenities 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

Whilton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1068 were it is listed under the name of ‘Woltone’^[2]. The main tenent landowner was Robert, Count of Mortain who was the half-brother to William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy and later king William I of England

[edit] The Parish Church of Saint Andrew

The Parish Church of Saint Andrew is constructed from the local Northamptonshire Ironstone and was built between the 12th and 13th although very little remains of this original, having been restored in later part of the 18th century^[3]. the tower has a ring of 6 bells, which were given in 1777 by the patron of the time William Lucas Rose who also paid for their installation and the building work. The church clock is unusual as it was originally a one handed clock divided into ¼ hours and therefore does not have 60 minutes. In 1779 William Lucas Rose also gave a gift of communion vessels which are still in use today. The Church’s east window, the only stained glass in the building, portrays Christ’s Crucifixion and dates from 1878.

[edit] Amenities

The near-by Whilton Marina is close to Whilton Locks on the Grand Union canal. The Marina was dug out in 1971 by the Steele family who still own and operate the business. The marina has over 200 moorings. The village also has a karting track nearby called Whilton Mill^[4].

[edit] External links

• Whilton Village website
• Map sources for Whilton

[edit] References

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