Farthinghoe

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|country = England

|official_name= Farthinghoe

|coordinates = {{coord|52.0513|-1.2212|display=inline,title}}

|population= 418

|population_ref= {{Cite book | author=SNC| title=South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011| location=Towcester | pages=39}}
413 (2011 census)

|unitary_england= West Northamptonshire

|lieutenancy_england= Northamptonshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Daventry

|post_town= Brackley

|postcode_district = NN13

|postcode_area= NN

|dial_code= 01295

|os_grid_reference= SP5339

|london_distance= {{convert|71|mi|km|0}}

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Farthinghoe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the A422 road about {{convert|3|mi|km|1}} north-west of Brackley and {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} south-east of Banbury.

The origin of the village's name is uncertain. Possibly, 'hill-spur of the dwellers among the ferns' or perhaps, 'ferny-place hill spur'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Farthinghoe|title = Key to English Place-names}}

At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 418 people,[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797349&c=farthinghoe&d=16&e=15&g=473885&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1260551391640&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Farthinghoe CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 11 December 2009 reducing slightly to 413 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123368&c=Farthinghoe&d=16&e=62&g=6452424&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467552770141&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=3 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

Buildings

The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and of 13th-century origin. There are monuments to Henrietta and Catherine Rush (d.1801) and George Rush (d.1806).{{Cite book | author=Pevsner, Nikolaus | others=Revised by Cherry, Bridget.| title=The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire| year=1961 | publisher=Yale University Press | location=London and New Haven | isbn=978-0-300-09632-3 | pages=212}} This is by the celebrated London sculptor, Charles Regnart.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis

Other buildings of note are Abbey Lodge west of the church, believed to be 1581 and Farthinghoe Lodge about 1 mile south west. The village hall on Cockley Road.

Most of the village is a conservation area.[http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/docs/Farthinghoe.pdf Farthinghoe conservation area with map of the village]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Farthinghoe railway station closed completely in 1963.

Facilities

The village primary school is [https://web.archive.org/web/20120316221135/http://www.farthinghoeprimaryschool.co.uk/joomlaroot/ Farthinghoe County Primary School]. Sound and air pollution caused by the traffic along with speeding is a major concern to the pupils of the school.

There is a pub [http://www.foxfarthinghoe.co.uk/ The Fox] in Baker Street.

Transport

The road through the village (the A422) has two sharp, narrow bends. HGVs gets stuck at these narrow bends often causing traffic chaos. It was resurfaced in 2015 after being damaged by traffic.

References

Category:Villages in Northamptonshire

Category:Civil parishes in Northamptonshire

Farthinghoe

Buildings

Facilities

Transport

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