Middleton, Northamptonshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Middleton
Coordinates:52.5009°N -0.7639°W
Population:414
Population Ref:(2011)
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:Market Harborough
Postcode District:LE16
Postcode Area:LE
Dial Code:01536
Os Grid Reference:SP840899

Middleton is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire close to the county boundary with Leicestershire. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 328 people,[1] increasing to 414 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The villages name means 'middle farm/settlement'.[3]

Geography

Middleton is just to the west of the town of Corby, with Cottingham and East Carlton nearby. There is a very steep hill known locally simply as "The Hill". The village has a Leicestershire postcode.

Amenities

There is a pub with a restaurant - The Red Lion, Willow Cottage B & B and the Jurassic Way waymarked long-distance footpath passes through the village.

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Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797154&c=middleton&d=16&e=15&g=472243&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258219456469&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Middleton CP: Parish headcounts
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 7 July 2016. Office for National Statistics.
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names.