Orlingbury

Orlingbury
Orlingbury  Orlingbury shown within Northamptonshire
Population	439 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SP8672
District	Wellingborough
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kettering
Postcode district	NN14
Dialling code	01933
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Wellingborough
List of places UK England Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°20′22″N 0°44′02″W / 52.3394°N 0.7339°W

Orlingbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is between the towns of Kettering and Wellingborough. Administratively it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 439 people.^[1]

Notable buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of 16 listed buildings in the parish of Orlingbury.^[2] Those which are Grade II* are:

• St Mary’s Church, The Green^[3] Orlingbury is part of a united Benefice along with Great Harrowden, Little Harrowden, Isham and Pytchley.^[4]
• Orlingbury Hall, The Green^[5]
• The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane^[6]
• Gatepier approximately 45 metres north east of the Old Rectory, Rectory Lane^[7]

The Village Hall can be found at Rectory Lane and The Queen's Arms public house at Isham Road.

Wythmail

The site of the deserted village of Wythmail is in the parish of Orlingbury.

Cricket ground

On the outskirts of Orlingbury is a cricket ground, home of Isham Cricket Club^[8] who play in Division 1 of The Northamptonshire County League. Past players have included Stephen Fleming (New Zealand national cricket team Captain), Johann Myburgh (SA Titans) and John Hughes (Northamptonshire County Cricket Club).

According to local folklore, the man who killed the last wolf in England is buried in the church. He is known locally as Jock of Badsaddle.^[9]

References

1. Office for National Statistics: Orlingbury CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 15 July 2015
2. "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
3. "Historic England - St Mary's Church, Orlingbury". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
4. "Diocese of Peterborough - St Mary, Orlingbury". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
5. "Historic England - Orlingbury Hall". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
6. "Historic England - The Old Rectory, Orlingbury". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
7. "Historic England - Gatepier, Rectory Lane, Orlingbury". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
8. Isham Cricket Club website
9. "A brief history of St. Mary's Church - Orlingbury.info - Community site for the village of Orlingbury". Orlingbury.info. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

External links

• Brief details
• Parish council contact details
• Photograph
• Orlingbury Church Website
• Map sources for Orlingbury