Winwick, Northamptonshire Explained

Country:	England
Official Name:	Winwick
Coordinates:	52.356°N -1.0839°W
Unitary England:	West Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:	Northamptonshire
Region:	East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:	Daventry
Post Town:	Northampton
Postcode District:	NN6
Postcode Area:	NN
Dial Code:	01788
Os Grid Reference:	SP6273

Winwick is a small village, a lost settlement and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The modern settlement is north of West Haddon. A 16th-century brick manor house remains on the site.^[1] The population is included in the civil parish of West Haddon.

Name

The village's name means 'specialised farm of Wina'. A few spellings show that it could be 'specialised farm in a nook'. However, the name could come from the Old English 'wicincel' meaning 'small specialised farm'.^[2]

Buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of 16 listed buildings in the parish of Winwick, all of which are Grade II with the exception of the following, which are Grade II*:

• St Michael & All Angels' Church
• Winwick Manor (south wing)
• A gate arch to the south of the south front of the Manor House^[3]

Politics

The polling station for the village is a private dwelling which is unusual and one of the last few remaining in the UK.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Shell Book of Inland Waterways. Hugh McKnight. David & Charles. 1987. 0-7153-8239-X. 300.
2. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
3. Web site: Historic England – The List. 2015-09-19.
4. Web site: In what must be one of the most unusual – and smallest – polling stations in the country, in the remote village of Winwick in Northamptonshire people will be casting their vote in the hallway of someone’s house . Murray . Jessica . 4 July 2024 . The Guardian . 4 July 2024.