Hartwell, Northamptonshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Hartwell
Coordinates:52.147°N -0.854°W
Civil Parish:Hartwell
Population:1,815
Population Ref:
1,875 (2011 census)[1]
London Distance:62miles
Unitary England:West Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:South Northamptonshire
Post Town:NORTHAMPTON
Postcode District:NN7
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01604
Os Grid Reference:SP7850
Static Image Name:St.John the Baptist, Hartwell - geograph.org.uk - 81642.jpg
Static Image Caption:St John the Baptist Parish Church Hartwell
built ca 1851

Hartwell is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, bordering Buckinghamshire. The village is next to Salcey Forest and the M1 motorway. It is 7miles south of Northampton and 13miles north of Milton Keynes.

The villages name means 'Hart spring/stream'.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,815 people in 693 household,.[3] increasing to 1,875 at the 2011 census.[4] Men in the Salcey ward had the fifth highest life expectancy at birth, 89.3 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016.[5]

Within the village are Hartwell Parish Church, Hartwell CofE Primary School, the Rose and Crown public house, community centre, recreational ground, village shop and the Hartwell Club.

Governance

Hartwell is in the South Northamptonshire constituency for Parliamentary elections, and is represented by former Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom. For elections to the West Northamptonshire Council, the village is in the Hackleton and Grange Park ward. Both are considered safe-seats for the Conservative Party, though the Liberal Democrats also have a strong base locally.

Hartwellians

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Notes and References

  1. Book: SNC. South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2011–2012. 2011 . Towcester . 39.
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  3. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797356&c=hartwell&d=16&e=15&g=473873&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258042471145&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Hartwell CP: Parish headcounts
  4. Web site: Civil Parish 2011. 5 July 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  5. News: Bennett . James . etal. Contributions of diseases and injuries to widening life expectancy inequalities in England from 2001 to 2016: a population-based analysis of vital registration data . 23 November 2018 . Lancet public health . 22 November 2018.