Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Ravensthorpe
Ravensthorpe shown within Northamptonshire
Population 646 (2011)
OS grid reference SP6670
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN6
Dialling code 01604
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Ravensthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. The village lies approximately midway between Northampton and Rugby. The M1 motorway is six miles west and the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 656 people,[1] including Coton but falling slightly to 646 at the 2011 census.[2]

Services within the village include a shop, the 'Chequers' pub, a playing field, a small park and a woodland maintained by the Woodland Trust. It is a very nice place to live and stay and the people are lovely there.

Geography

The civil parish of Ravensthorpe includes nearby Coton. Nearby tourist attractions include Coton Manor Garden, Althorp House, and Holdenby House.

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics: Ravensthorpe CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 18 November 2009
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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