Easton on the Hill
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 Easton-on-the-Hill village |
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| Population | 956 |
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| OS grid reference | TF0004 |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stamford |
| Postcode district | PE9 |
| Dialling code | 01780 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby |
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Coordinates: 52°37′43″N 0°30′59″W / 52.6286°N 0.5165°W
Easton on the Hill is a village and civil parish at the north eastern tip of the district of East Northamptonshire, England. The village, sited on the A43 road, is compact in form, with the older part of the village located north of the High Street. The parish extends from the River Welland in the north to the western end of RAF Wittering, in the northernmost part of Northamptonshire between Stamford and Collyweston.[1]
All Saints Church dates from the 12th Century and has been enlarged and altered over the centuries. The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
The village contains the "Priest's House", a late 15th-century building , restored in 1867 and now owned by the National Trust and containing a small museum about the area.[3]
The captain of HMS Lutine, Lancelot Skynner, came from Easton, where his father John was the rector for many years. Plaques on the former rectory (now Glebe House but known for a time as Lutine House)[4] and in the church commemorate this and Captain Skynner.[Note 1] The frigate Lutine sank during a storm in the West Frisian Islands on 9 October 1799, whilst carrying a large shipment of gold. Lloyd's of London has preserved her salvaged bell - the Lutine Bell - which is used for ceremonial purposes at their headquarters in London.
The headquarters of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) are located in village, close to the church.
Easton on the Hill Rural District existed from 1894 to 1935. The parish has its own parish council and is represented on East Northamptonshire Council[5] and on the county council as part of the Prebendal electoral division.[6] Easton on the Hill is represented at the House of Commons by the Member of Parliament for Corby.[7] At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 956 people.[8]
References
- ↑ Streetmap.co.uk: Ordnance Survey 1:1,25,000 mapping. Retrieved 5 December 2009
- ↑ NHLE 1266419
- ↑ National Trust
- ↑ Country Life 13 January 2011
- ↑ Easton on the Hill. Parish/Town Council Contacts. East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 5 December 2009
- ↑ Find My Nearest County Councillor. Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 5 December 2009
- ↑ Find your MP: www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2009
- ↑ Office for National Statistics. Easton on the Hill CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 5 December 2009
- ↑ Another Captain Lancelot Skynner, a cousin who commanded HMS Bideford, also lost his life at sea in an action in the Bay of Biscay in 1760. A further Skynner (William Walker Skynner) also died at sea. He was the Navigation Officer in HMS Hampshire, which sank after hitting a mine off the north of Scotland while taking Lord Kitchener to Russia in 1916. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and the HMS Hampshire Memorial at Winchester Cathedral.
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