Tansor

Tansor

The Church of St Mary the Virgin at Tansor
Tansor
 Tansor shown within Northamptonshire
Population 185 
OS grid referenceTL054910
DistrictEast Northamptonshire
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Peterborough
Postcode district PE8
Dialling code 01832
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentCorby
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°30′26″N 0°26′51″W / 52.5073°N 0.4476°W / 52.5073; -0.4476

Tansor is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. Lying near the River Nene, three miles north-east of the town of Oundle and a mile from the village of Cotterstock, Tansor forms part of the district of East Northamptonshire. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 185 people.[1] A notable son of Tansor was the naturalist and writer Horace William Wheelwright, born there in 1815. Attractions are limited; only a church, telephone and phone box and a village hall containing a playgroup.

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