Slapton, Northamptonshire

Slapton
Slapton

 Slapton shown within Northamptonshire
Population 92 [1]
OS grid reference SP640468
    - London  69 miles (111.0 km) 
District South Northamptonshire
Shire county Northamptonshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Towcester
Postcode district NN12
Dialling code 01327
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament South Northamptonshire
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Slapton is a small village in South Northamptonshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Towcester and the same from Silverstone. It is close to the A43 road which links the M40 motorway junction 10 with the M1 junction 15A at Northampton. Central London is about 60 miles south of M40 junction 10.

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Governance

Slapton is represented on Woodend Parish Council and forms part of the Blakesley & Cote ward of South Northants District Council.[2] The village is in the area of Northamptonshire County Council.[3]

The current Parliamentary Constituency is Daventry. However, for the 2010 General Election there are boundary changes. The Boundary Commission originally retained the parish in the revised Daventry constituency, but after consultation with local residents the village was moved into the new South Northamptonshire constituency. Both Daventry and South Northamptonshire constituencies are considered 'safe' Conservative seats.

Landmarks

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Botolph and dates from the early- to mid-13th century; it was described by Pevsner as "memorably intimate".[4] There are wall paintings dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, restored in 1971.

There is a Methodist Chapel dated 1844[4].

On the road from Bradden there are three houses of c.1600 and another of 1775[4].

References

  1. ^ SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. pp. 39. 
  2. ^ "South Northants Council website". http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  3. ^ "Northamptonshire County Council website". http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
  4. ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 404. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3. 

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