Thornby is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. It has a Manor house. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 162 people,[1] increasing to 189 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is bisected by the A5199 (formerly A50) road between Northampton and Leicester and about 11 miles (17.7 km) north-west of Northampton town centre. It is about 1½ miles (2½ km) south of a junction with the A14 road which joins the M1 Motorway and M6 junction at Catthorpe with Felixstowe, Suffolk.
| Thornby | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Thornby Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 189 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP6775 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village's name means 'farm/settlement with thorn trees'.[3]
Notable buildings
editThe parish church is dedicated to St. Helen and is described by Pevsner as of little architectural interest. It dates from the 14th century and additions and re-building took place in 1870 by E F Law.[4]
Thornby Hall is located off Naseby road and carries 17th century, with 19th- and 20th-century additions, for its Tudor style. The house and grounds were used as a school for young people with severe emotional and behavioural problems, as a result of attachment difficulties which may have been rooted in early life trauma. It is now closed and been sold.[5] In 2017, Thornby Hall became home to Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre, a Kadampa Buddhist community and public meditation centre.
Stone House is c. 1700 and Thornby Grange was built in 1911 in the Stuart style.[4]
References
edit- ^ Office for National Statistics: Thornby CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 24 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 426–427. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Thornby Hall at Childhood First website - has pictures of the Hall and grounds. Accessed 31 January 2013
External links
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