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Greens Norton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Towcester. At the 2011 census the parish, including Caswell and Duncote , had a population of 1,526, [ 1 ] a slight decrease since the 2001 census.
1832–1885: The Hundreds of Kings Sutton, Chipping Warden, Greens Norton, Cleley, Towcester, Fawsley, Wymersley, Spelhoe, Nobottle Grove, and Guilsborough. [4]1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Brackley and Towcester, and part of the Sessional Division of Daventry.
Caswell is a lost settlement within Greens Norton civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Towcester, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Northampton and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Milton Keynes. It consists almost entirely of Caswell Park science and technology park, which has developed since the ...
In the following summer, "Old Towcestrians Cricket Club" was formed and included many members from the rugby club in the market town of Towcester. [1] The two clubs operated independently until the mid-1960s with rugby being played in the centre of Towcester whilst cricket used the school pitch, pavilion and canteen for teas.
The Grafton Way approaching Greens Norton The Grafton Way is a 13-mile (21 km) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] (also measured at 11.5 miles or 18.5 kilometres) [ 3 ] footpath in Northamptonshire , England. It runs south east from Greens Norton to Cosgrove (or Wolverton [ 4 ] ), where it meets the Knightley Way . [ 2 ]
Duncote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Greens Norton in West Northamptonshire, England. [1] The hamlet is 2 miles (3.2 km) North west of Towcester. [2]Duncote is not recorded in the Domesday Book, the name of the hamlet first appears in documentation from 1276 as Dunna's Cot. [3]
Its council was based in the town of Towcester, first established as a settlement in Roman Britain. The population of the Local Authority District Council in 2011 was 85,189. [1] The largest town in the district was Brackley, which had a population of 14,000 in 2008, [2] followed by Towcester, which had a population of nearly 10,000. [2]
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial.