Brington is a civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish population was 482 people,[1] increasing to 496 at the 2011 census.[2]
Brington | |
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Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 496 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP6564 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Northampton |
Postcode district | NN7 |
Dialling code | 01604 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
It contains three villages:
The name 'Brington' means 'Farm/settlement connected with Bryni'.[3]
History edit
In the time of William the Conqueror, Brington appears as the manor of Brinintone within the Hundred of Nobottle,[4] one of many possessions of William Peverel.
Notable people edit
- Thomas Bache (died 1410), originally from Genoa, an eminent judge and statesman in medieval Ireland, became vicar of Brington in 1378.
- Rev. Henry Holmes Stewart (1847–1937), who won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1873, was rector at the parish church from 1878 to 1898.[5]
References edit
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Brington CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 7 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Open Domesday Online: Brington
- ^ "Stewart, Henry (STWT866HH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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