Kislingbury 

Coordinates: 52°13′46″N 0°58′44″W / 52.229355, -0.979027

Kislingbury
Kislingbury (Northamptonshire)
Kislingbury

Kislingbury shown within Northamptonshire
Population 1,2211(2001 census)
OS grid reference SP697594
 - London 69 miles (111 km)
Parish Kislingbury
District South Northamptonshire
Shire county Northamptonshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORTHAMPTON
Postcode district NN7
Dialling code 01604
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Daventry
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Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, England, is a village 4 miles (6 km) west of Northampton town centre, and close to junctions 15A and 16 of the M1 motorway

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Demographics

2001 census data1 shows 1,221 people resident in the Parish Council area consisting of 591 males and 630 females, in 497 household of which 79.5% were owner occupied or being purchased with a mortgage.

Governance

The village is in the district council area of South Northamptonshire2 where it is part of Harpole and Grange ward, together with the parishes of Milton Malsor, Harpole, Rothersthorpe and Gayton. It is within the area of Northamptonshire County Council and the Parliamentary Constituency of Daventry. The MP is currently Tim Boswell (Conservative). Mr Boswell has stated that he will not seek re-election next time which will be in 2010 or earlier.

Transport

The A45 main road runs just north of the village. The M1 London to Yorkshire motorway between junctions 15a and 16 passes and makes its presence known, close to the south west of the village, and junction 16 is just two miles distant.

Facilities

The village has three pub/restaurants, the most well-known being Cromwell's Cottage near the river with some tenuous historical connection with Oliver Cromwell. The others are the Old Red Lion along the High Street and The Sun Inn on Mill Lane.

Surroundings

The River Nene flows past the village close by to the north, through an old, narrow bridge - narrow, that is, for both vehicles and the river which frequently floods. The most recent serious incident in 1998 caused flood damage to several houses in the village. Some flood attenuation work has since been carried out but it remains to be seen if this proves adequate. The village carries heavy traffic being on a route to the larger village of Bugbrooke with the large Campion Secondary School which serves the village and a large catchment area around. Heavy vehicles from sand quarries in the area and also Heygates Flour Mill also use the village main road. The village is on the same side of the motorway, and close to the Northampton Borough boundary with the urban area of the town slowly getting closer with developments to the western side of the town.

References

  1. ^ a b "UK census 2001 - data". Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
  2. ^ "SNC District Council". Retrieved on 2008-08-28.

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