Winwick, Northamptonshire
| Winwick | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Winwick Location within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP6273 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Winwick is a small village, a lost settlement and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The modern settlement is north of West Haddon. A 16th-century brick manor house remains on the site.[1] The population is included in the civil parish of West Haddon.
Name
[edit]The village's name means 'specialised farm of Wina'. A few spellings show that it could maybe be 'specialised farm in a nook'. However, the name could come from the Old English 'wicincel' meaning 'small specialised farm'.[2]
Buildings
[edit]The Historic England website contains details of a total of 16 listed buildings in the parish of Winwick, all of which are Grade II with the exception of the following, which are Grade II*:
- St Michael & All Angels' Church
- Winwick Manor (south wing)
- A gate arch to the south of the south front of the Manor House[3]
Politics
[edit]The polling station for the village is a private dwelling which is unusual and one of the last few remaining in the UK.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hugh McKnight (1987). The Shell Book of Inland Waterways. David & Charles. p. 300. ISBN 0-7153-8239-X.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Murray, Jessica (4 July 2024). "In what must be one of the most unusual – and smallest – polling stations in the country, in the remote village of Winwick in Northamptonshire people will be casting their vote in the hallway of someone's house". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
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