Hargrave, Northamptonshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Hargrave
Coordinates:52.324°N -0.48°W
Population:241
Population Ref:(2011)
Unitary England:North Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Corby
Post Town:Wellingborough
Postcode District:NN9
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01933
Os Grid Reference:TL0370

Hargrave is a small village and civil parish situated in rural Northamptonshire, England, approximately 21 miles east of Northampton and adjacent to the Northamptonshire-Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 236 people,.[1] increasing to 241 at the 2011 census.[2]

The villages name origin is uncertain. 'The hare grove', 'hoar grove' or in a transferred sense of Old English 'har', 'boundary grove' which it could potentially be because the parish borders both Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.[3]

The 12th century, All Hallows Church is at the centre of the village.The village has a village hall with several active societies.

In 2007, Hargrave, Raunds, Ringstead and Stanwick were legally united as "The 4 Spires Benefice", with each village retaining its own church.[4]

Heritage assets

The following buildings and structures are listed by Historic England as of special architectural or historic interest.[5]

Geography

Ringstead, Keyston, Stanwick, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Thrapston, Raunds, Wellingborough, Chelveston, Irthlingborough, Upper Dean, Shelton and Covington are places near Hargrave.

Demography

Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797252&c=hargrave&d=16&e=15&g=472739&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258039873383&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Hargrave CP: Parish headcounts
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 4 July 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  4. Web site: 4 Spires Benefice. 2015-09-11.
  5. National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
  6. Book: William Whellan & Co.. History, Gazetteer and Directory Northamptonshire. 1849. Whittaker & Co.. 885.
  7. http://www.ons.gov.uk Office for National Statistics