Flore, Northamptonshire

Flore

All Saint's Church, Flore
Flore
 Flore shown within Northamptonshire
Population 1,221 
OS grid referenceSP6460
DistrictDaventry
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN7
Dialling code 01327
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentDaventry
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Coordinates: 52°14′20″N 1°03′25″W / 52.2388°N 1.0569°W / 52.2388; -1.0569

For places with similar names see Flores or Le Flore

Flore (historically spelt Floore)[1] is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.

The A45 road divides the upper part of the village from several older, lower streets. The historical village of Glassthorpe lay in the vicinity.

The population at the 2001 census was 1,221.[2]

The Grade II listed Flore House was built in 1608 for the Enyon family.

The thatched cottage in Flore called Adams Cottage (location) is said to be the home of the ancestors of John Adams, the second President of the United States of America.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 The AA Road Book of England and Wales. Automobile Association. 1957. p. 255.
  2. Office for National Statistics: Flore CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 9 November 2009

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