Brampton Ash Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Brampton Ash
Coordinates:52.4798°N -0.8449°W
Shire District:North Northamptonshire
Shire County:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Kettering
Post Town:Market Harborough
Postcode District:LE16
Postcode Area:LE
Dial Code:01858
Os Grid Reference:SP7887

Brampton Ash is a civil parish and village in Northamptonshire, England.[1] [2] It lies in the extreme north-west of Northamptonshire and the nearest urban settlements are the nearby towns of Corby, Kettering, Desborough and Market Harborough. Running past the north of the village is the A427 road which connects Market Harborough to Oundle. At the 2011 census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of Stoke Albany.

The villages name means 'Broom farm/settlement' with abundant 'Ash-trees'.[3]

Within Brampton Ash are the remains of a stone quarry. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is the main feature of the village. It is floodlit at night and can be seen for miles around the Welland valley. Brampton Ash is in North Northamptonshire but before local government changes in 2021 was in the Borough of Kettering.

Population

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford). 9780319229866 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 30 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names. kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.