Wappenham
| Wappenham | |
 View Towards Helmdon, Wappenham |
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  Wappenham |
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| Population | 266 (2001 Census) 271 (2010 est)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP6245 |
| – London | 70 miles (113 km) |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Northamptonshire |
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Coordinates: 52°06′15″N 1°05′20″W / 52.1043°N 1.0889°W
Wappenham is a linear village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Towcester, north of Syresham and north-west of Silverstone and forms part of the district of South Northamptonshire. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 266 people[2] (the 2010 estimated population is 271[1]).
Buildings
Wappenham has some of the earliest architectural works by Sir George Gilbert Scott.[3][a]
The red-brick vicarage, east of the church, built in 1833 as a home for his father Reverend Thomas Scott who was vicar of Wappenham at the time, was Gilbert Scott's first work, built while he was still an assistant architect. Pevsner describes it as "...only remarkable for being Sir George Gilbert Scott's first building".[3] The village also contains four other houses designed by Gilbert Scott, and on the village green there is a still-functional red K6 telephone box designed by Gilbert Scott's grandson Giles Gilbert Scott.[4]
The Manor House Wappenham west of the church is dated 1704.[3]
The church is 13th century and dedicated to St Mary. There are several monuments located there to various individuals, including Thomas Lovett of Astwell Castle (d.1492), Thomas Lovett III (d.1542), Constance Butler (d.1499), and Sir Thomas Billing (d.1481), Chief Justice, of Biddlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire.[3]
Wappenham had its own railway station until 1951, on the former Towcester/Banbury line between Helmdon and Greens Norton Junction. The last train on the line ran on 12 July 1953.[5]
References
- 1 2 SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. p. 39.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Wappenham CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 25 November 2009
- 1 2 3 4 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 306–7. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
- ↑ Cole, David (1980). The Work of Gilbert Scott. London: Architectural Press. pp. 441–2. ISBN 0-85139-723-9.
- ↑ The Unofficial SMJ Society
External links
Media related to Wappenham at Wikimedia Commons
- Village website
- Map sources for Wappenham