Winwick, Northamptonshire

Summary

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.

Winwick
Winwick is located in Northamptonshire
Winwick
Winwick
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP6273
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01788
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°21′22″N 1°05′02″W / 52.3560°N 1.0839°W / 52.3560; -1.0839

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

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*:

References edit

  1. ^ Hugh McKnight (1987). The Shell Book of Inland Waterways. David & Charles. p. 300. ISBN 0-7153-8239-X.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  3. ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 19 September 2015.

External links edit

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