Farthinghoe

Farthinghoe
Farthinghoe
Farthinghoe shown within Northamptonshire
Population 418 [1][2]
413 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SP5339
• London 71 miles (114 km)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Brackley
Postcode district NN13
Dialling code 01295
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Farthinghoe is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the A422 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Brackley and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Banbury.

At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 418 people,[1] reducing slightly to 413 at the 2011 census.[3]

Buildings

The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and of 13th-century origin. There are monuments to Henrietta and Catherine Rush (d.1801) and George Rush (d.1806).[4] This is by the celebrated London sculptor, Charles Regnart.[5]

Other buildings of note are Abbey Lodge west of the church, believed to be 1581 and Farthinghoe Lodge about 1 mile south west.[4]

Most of the village is a conservation area.[6]

Farthinghoe railway station closed completely in 1963.

Facilities

The village primary school is Farthinghoe County Primary School.

There is a pub The Fox in Baker Street.

Transport

The road through the village (the A422) has two sharp, narrow bends. It was resurfaced in 2015 after being damaged by traffic.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Office for National Statistics: Farthinghoe CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 11 December 2009
  2. ↑ SNC. South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. p. 39.
  3. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
  5. ↑ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis
  6. ↑ Farthinghoe conservation area with map of the village


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