Harringworth

Harringworth

Church of St John the Baptist, Harringworth
Harringworth
Harringworth shown within Northamptonshire
Population 241 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP9197
Civil parish
  • Harringworth
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CORBY
Postcode district NN17
Dialling code 01572
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament
Harringworth Cross

Harringworth is a village and civil parish in the East Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, on the southern bank of the River Welland, and around 5.3 miles (8.5 km) north of Corby. At the 2001 Census, the population of the parish was 247,[1] falling to 241 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The area is dominated by the Welland Viaduct (known locally as the Harringworth Viaduct) that gracefully crosses the Welland and its flood plain immediately to the west of the village.

History

In 1086 was considered a large village in the hundred of Corby,[3] one of many possessions of the Countess Judith. During the medieval period, Harringworth was associated with the la Zouche family who were Lords of the Manor and, commencing with William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche, were summoned to Parliament as Barons.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics: Harringworth CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 12 November 2009
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ↑ http://opendomesday.org/place/SP9197/harringworth/ Open Domesday: Harrington

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