Farthinghoe
| Farthinghoe | |
  Farthinghoe |
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| Population | 418 [1] (440 - 2010 est)[2] |
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| OS grid reference | SP5339 |
| – London | 71 miles (114 km) |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Brackley |
| Postcode district | NN13 |
| Dialling code | 01295 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Daventry |
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Coordinates: 52°03′05″N 1°13′16″W / 52.0513°N 1.2212°W
Farthinghoe is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the A422 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Brackley and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Banbury.
At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 418 people.[1]
Buildings
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and of 13th-century origin. There are monuments to Henrietta and Catherine Rush (d.1801) and George Rush (d.1806).[3] This is by the celebrated London sculptor, Charles Regnart.[4]
Other buildings of note are Abbey Lodge west of the church, believed to be 1581 and Farthinghoe Lodge about 1 mile south west.[3]
Most of the village is a conservation area.[5]
Farthinghoe railway station closed completely in 1963.
Facilities
The village primary school is Farthinghoe County Primary School.
There is a pub The Fox in Baker Street.
Transport
The road through the village (the A422) has two sharp, narrow bends and is heavily used. It was finally resurfaced in 2015 after being severely damaged by traffic over the years. Residents have been asking for a bypass for several years but so far to no avail. Unfortunately it seems that no one with any influence including the incumbent conservative MP (Andrea Leadsom) are capable or willing to help secure this project. The village remains an unfortunate impediment to traffic between Brackley and Banbury blighting the lives of those who travel through it for work and the even more unfortunate who live in it and have to put up with the traffic. People who understand the region might wonder why there isn't a decent road link between Banbury and Milton Keynes but, sadly, it seems that those who control the budgets and plan the roads remain ignorant of how the South Midlands region functions.
See also
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References
- 1 2 Office for National Statistics: Farthinghoe CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 11 December 2009
- ↑ SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. p. 39.
- 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
- ↑ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis
- ↑ Farthinghoe conservation area with map of the village