| Evenley | |
St George's parish church |
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Evenley
Evenley shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 537 (2001 census),[1] 592 (estimate)[2] |
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| OS grid reference | SP5834 |
| - London | 61 miles (98 km) |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Brackley |
| Postcode district | NN13 |
| Dialling code | 01280 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Northamptonshire |
| Website | Evenley on-line |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Evenley is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Brackley in South Northamptonshire, England.
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The parish is bounded by the River Great Ouse to the north-east, one of its tributaries to the north-west and on other sides by field boundaries. The parish's north-eastern boundary is also part of the county boundary with Buckinghamshire. Its south-eastern boundary is also part of the county boundary with Oxfordshire.
The A43 road passes through the western part of the parish and links the village with junction 10 of the M40 motorway 5 miles (8 km) to the south-west.
The old manor house is a 17th century building of three bays.[3]
Evenley Hall is a Georgian building of five bays with Ionic columns.[3] It was much altered after being damaged by a fire in 1897.[3]
Evenley had a parish church by 1535, when the Augustinians' Huntingdon Priory held the rectory.[4] However, the mediaeval building was replaced in 1864-65 by the present Church of England parish church of Saint George, designed by the Gothic Revival architect Henry Woodyer.[5]
Memorials salvaged from the old church were re-set in the present building, including a statue of Sir Creswell Levinz (died 1700).[3] It has lost its original setting, which was an architectural background with cherubs at his feet.[3] The churchyard includes a large memorial to the Pearne family that was erected before 1757.[3]
Three bells from the old building were also re-used. Henry I Bagley of Chacombe[6] cast the treble and another bell in 1632 and William Bagley cast a further bell in 1708.[7] In 1865 George Mears & Co of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry[6] cast two more bells including the present tenor,[7] completing the present ring of five. St. George's also has a Sanctus bell cast by an unidentified founder in about 1699.[7]
Evenley's amenities include the Red Lion public house,[8] a village shop with post office, a village hall and a cricket club.[9]
The village green is roughly square and is in the centre of the village. Evenley Cricket Club plays its home games here and claims it is one of the best wickets in South Northamptonshire.[9] The parish war memorial is on the edge of the south side of the green.