Human settlement in England
Hargrave is a small village and civil parish situated in rural Northamptonshire, England, approximately 21 miles east of Northampton and adjacent to the Northamptonshire-Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 236 people,.[1] increasing to 241 at the 2011 census.[2]
The villages name origin is uncertain. 'The hare grove', 'hoar grove' or in a transferred sense of Old English 'har', 'boundary grove' which it could potentially be because the parish borders both Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.[3]
The 12th century, All Hallows Church is at the centre of the village.
The village has a village hall with several active societies.
In 2007, Hargrave, Raunds, Ringstead and Stanwick were legally united as "The 4 Spires Benefice", with each village retaining its own church.[4]
Heritage assets
The following buildings and structures are listed by Historic England as of special architectural or historic interest.[5]
- Church of All Saints and chest tomb (Grade II*) 12th century 52°19′27″N 0°28′50″W / 52.32406°N 0.48046°W / 52.32406; -0.48046
- Stone coffin, Church of All Saints (Grade II) 13th century 52°19′26″N 0°28′49″W / 52.32399°N 0.48036°W / 52.32399; -0.48036
- Churchlands (Grade II) 17th century 52°19′27″N 0°28′53″W / 52.32406°N 0.48134°W / 52.32406; -0.48134
- Wildacre (Grade II) 17th century 52°19′34″N 0°29′07″W / 52.32612°N 0.48537°W / 52.32612; -0.48537
- Pair of chest tombs (Grade II) 17th century 52°19′26″N 0°28′50″W / 52.32393°N 0.48050°W / 52.32393; -0.48050
- Nag's Head public house (Grade II) 17th century 52°19′28″N 0°28′48″W / 52.32441°N 0.47989°W / 52.32441; -0.47989
- Box Tree Cottage and attached house (Grade II) 17th century 52°19′28″N 0°28′50″W / 52.32451°N 0.48065°W / 52.32451; -0.48065
- Group of three chest tombs (Grade II) 18th century 52°19′27″N 0°28′49″W / 52.32408°N 0.48020°W / 52.32408; -0.48020
- Hillstone Cottage (Grade II) 18th century 52°19′50″N 0°29′12″W / 52.33059°N 0.48670°W / 52.33059; -0.48670
- War memorial (Grade II) 20th century 52°19′26″N 0°28′48″W / 52.32388°N 0.48013°W / 52.32388; -0.48013
Geography
Ringstead, Keyston, Stanwick, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Thrapston, Raunds, Wellingborough, Chelveston, Irthlingborough, Upper Dean, Shelton and Covington are places near Hargrave.
Demography
- In 1801 there were 158 persons[6]
- In 1831 there were 203 persons[6]
- In 1841 there were 257 persons[6]
- In 2001 there were 236 persons[7]
- In 2011 there were 241 persons[7]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Hargrave CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 12 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "4 Spires Benefice". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
- ^ a b c William Whellan & Co. (1849). History, Gazetteer and Directory Northamptonshire. Whittaker & Co. p. 885.
- ^ a b Office for National Statistics
External links
Media related to Hargrave, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Hargrave, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons