Weedon Lois Explained

Official Name:Weedon Lois
Static Image Name:Church and Cottage, Weedon Lois - geograph.org.uk - 143103.jpg
Static Image Caption:SS Mary and Peter parish church
Coordinates:52.118°N -1.124°W
Os Grid Reference:SP601470
Civil Parish:Weston and Weedon
Unitary England:West Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:South Northamptonshire
Post Town:Northampton
Postcode District:NN12
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01327
Website:Weston and Weedon Parish Council

Weedon Lois (or Lois Weedon) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Weston and Weedon, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is about 5.5miles west of Towcester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 296.[1]

History

The villages name means 'Heathen temple hill'. There is a well in the parish, named after St. Loys or Lewis, whose waters apparently cured the Blind and Leprous.[2]

Before Christianity came there may have been an Anglo-Saxon pagan temple here.

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of SS Mary and Peter date from about 1100. It is a Grade II* listed building. The authors Edith Sitwell and her brother Sacheverell Sitwell are buried in the churchyard, as are Michael Aris and American author James Purdy.

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Plumpton to form "Weston & Weedon".[3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Weedon Lois AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 27 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  3. Web site: Towcester Registration District. UKBMD. 27 March 2023.