Islip, Northamptonshire
| Islip | |
 St Nicholas' Church, Islip |
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  Islip |
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| Population | 829 (2011 census) |
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| OS grid reference | SP9878 |
| Civil parish | Islip |
| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kettering |
| Postcode district | NN14 |
| Dialling code | 01832 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Corby |
| Website | Islip Parish Web Site |
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Coordinates: 52°23′56″N 0°33′14″W / 52.399°N 0.554°W
Islip /ˈaɪzlɪp/ is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire, England. The village is just west of Thrapston and 7 miles (11 km) east of Kettering. The parish is bounded to the east by the River Nene and to the north by Harpurs Brook, a tributary of the Nene. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 829 people.[1]
Parish church
Islip had a parish church by the early 13th century but the present Perpendicular Gothic[2] Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas was built early in the 15th century.[3] St. Nicholas' shares a benefice with the parishes of Thrapston and Denford.[4]
Social and economic history
The manor of Islip was held by Geoffrey de Mowbray, Bishop of Coutances in 1086. When he lost his English estates a few years later due to rebellion, the Crown granted part of the manor to Westminster Abbey and, in the early 12th century, part to Aubrey de Vere II, a royal chamberlain. Aubrey's son Robert held in Islip, Drayton, and Addington, Northamptonshire.[5]
Matthias Nicoll moved to New York from Islip in 1664. The town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York is named after the Northamptonshire village.[6]
Amenities
The village has two public houses: The Rose and Crown and The Woolpack Inn.[7] It has also a working men's club, a hairdresser[8] and a beauty salon.[9]
Islip also has a football team, Islip United FC.
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Islip CP: Parish headcounts Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 269.
- ↑ Page 1930, pp. 215–218.
- ↑ Archbishops' Council (2010). "St Nicholas, Islip". Church of England. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ Victoria County History of Northamptonshire, vol. III, p. 215.
- ↑ "Endangered: Historic Preservation". New York Times. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ The Woolpack Inn
- ↑ Hair at Number One
- ↑ Corinne Beauty Therapy
Further reading
- Page, W.H., ed. (1930). A History of the County of Northampton, Volume 3. Victoria County History. pp. 215–218.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 269. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
External links
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