Dallington, Northamptonshire

Dallington is a former village about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the centre of Northampton, the county town of Northamptonshire, England. Dallington is now a suburb of Northampton.

The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin dates from 1207 and is a Grade II* listed building. It is near the site of a previous Saxon church.

Dallington Hall on Dallington Park Road is a Grade II* listed manor house, originally built 1720-30 for Sir Joseph Jekyll, Master of the Rolls. It was later owned by the Rainsford family and then Earl Spencer ^[1] before becoming a hospital known as the Margaret Spencer Home of Rest. ^[2] It has now been divided into private apartments.

Dallington is north-east of Duston, south of Kings Heath and north-west of St James End.

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Places of interest	78 Derngate All Saints' Church Doddridge United Reformed Church (1695) Delapré Abbey National Lift Tower The Holy Sepulchre Northampton Castle Northampton Cathedral Northampton Guildhall Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

Entertainment	The Roadmender Royal & Derngate Cultural Quarter Sol Central Sixfields

Shopping	Grosvenor Centre

Parks	Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park

Events	Northampton Balloon Festival Northampton Carnival St Crispin Street Fair

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Sport

Teams	Northampton ON Chenecks FC Northampton Saints Northampton Sileby Rangers FC Northampton Spencer FC Northampton Town FC Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

Venues	County Cricket Ground Franklin's Gardens Sixfields Stadium

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↑ "Properties with aristocratic connections for sale". Daily Telegraph.
↑ "Margaret Spencer Home of Rest". British Listed Buildings.

Coordinates: 52°14′58″N 0°55′19″W / 52.24945°N 0.92187°W / 52.24945; -0.92187

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