Arthingworth

{{infobox UK place|

|country= England

|official_name= Arthingworth

|static_image_name= St. Andrew's at Arthingworth - geograph.org.uk - 327967.jpg

|static_image_caption= St. Andrew's Church, Arthingworth

|coordinates = {{coord|52.4263|-0.8911|display=inline,title}}

|population= 231

|population_ref = (2011)

|unitary_england = West Northamptonshire

|lieutenancy_england = Northamptonshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Kettering

|post_town= MARKET HARBOROUGH

|postcode_district= LE16

|postcode_area= LE

|dial_code= 01858

|os_grid_reference= SP755815

|london_distance=

}}

Arthingworth is a civil parish and village in the West Northamptonshire area of the county of Northamptonshire, England.OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) {{ISBN|0 319 23735 4}} The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 238.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120084&c=arthingworth+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6450940&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467036966732&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=27 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

The villages name probably means, 'enclosure connected with Earn(a)'.Earn referring to a river, suggesting the village was near a body of water. In the Domesday book the village appears as Erthingworde, at the time of the Domesday survey the village was owned by William the Conqueror. {{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Arthingworth|title = Key to English Place-names}}

Location and communications

The nearest towns are Market Harborough about {{convert|4|mi|km|1}} north and Kettering {{convert|9|mi|km|1}} east via the A14 road which connects the town to the M1, M6 and M11 motorways.

Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Kelmarsh railway station about 1 mile south-west of the village and running trains between Northampton in the south and Market Harborough in the north.

Administration

The village has its own Parish Council.[http://www.daventrydc.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/council---parish-town-council-and-councillors/?entryid32=9079&acat=4381 Arthingworth Parish Council] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614054755/http://www.daventrydc.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/council-parish-town-council-and-councillors/ |date=14 June 2011 }}

Notable buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of eight listed buildings in the parish of Arthingworth, all of which are Grade II apart from St Andrew's Church, which is Grade II*.{{Cite web|title=Historic England – The List|url= https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/|access-date=5 October 2015}} They include:

St Andrew's Church, Braybrooke Road{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Andrew, Arthingworth|num=1067030|accessdate=5 October 2015}}
Arthingworth Lodge, Kelmarsh Road{{NHLE|desc=Arthingworth Lodge|num=1067031|fewer-links=yes|accessdate=5 October 2015}}
Arthingworth Manor. This was left as a shell in 1967 revealing walls probably from an older house. A stable block remains, now converted to a house but incorporating the Manor House staircase.{{NHLE|desc=Arthingworth Manor|num=1356934|fewer-links=yes|accessdate=5 October 2015}}
Bosworth House{{NHLE|desc=Bosworth House|num=1067029|fewer-links=yes|accessdate=5 October 2015}}
Glebe House, Kelmarsh Road{{NHLE|desc=Glebe House|num=1356936|fewer-links=yes|accessdate=5 October 2015}}
Hall Farmhouse, Oxendon Road{{NHLE|desc=Hall Farmhouse|num=1356937|fewer-links=yes|accessdate=5 October 2015}}

References

External links

{{oscoor gbx|SP755815}}
{{OpenDomesday|SP7581|arthingworth|Arthingworth}}

Category:Villages in Northamptonshire

Category:West Northamptonshire District

Category:Civil parishes in Northamptonshire