Woodend, Northamptonshire
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| Population | 201 (2010 estimate)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP615491 |
| – London | 69 miles (111 km) |
| Civil parish | Woodend |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TOWCESTER |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Coordinates: 52°08′12″N 1°06′06″W / 52.1368°N 1.1017°W
Woodend is a small village in the district of South Northamptonshire in the English county of Northamptonshire.
It is 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the town of Towcester[2] and was a hamlet in the parish of Blakesley until 1866, when it became a parish in its own right. After World War I it was designated a "thankful village", all of the soldiers it sent to war having returned safely. It has a population of 254 people and 67 houses. [3]
Lane from Green's Park
Woodend Cottages
Houses at Green's Park
Heading out of the Village towards Blakesley
There is a Barrow about 250 yards east of Green's Park Farm.[4]
References
- ↑ SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010–2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. p. 39.
- ↑ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8355
- ↑ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8355
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 106–7. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
External links
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