Old (previously Wold and before that Wolde) is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire is a unitary authority area covering part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, created in 2021. By far the largest settlement in West Northamptonshire is the county town of Northampton. Its other signific ...
, England. At the time of the
2001 census, the parish's population was 308 people, and the population increased to 490 at the
2011 Census.
It is near the village of
Walgrave
Walgrave is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 822 people, increasing to 868 at the 2011 Census.
The village's name means 'Old's grove'. The village of O ...
, and has a church, village hall, pub and park. It was once home to the haulage company Knights of Old, but they are now based in
Kettering
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...
. As with many villages the number of farms has decreased; two shops, a blacksmith, a butcher and a second pub also disappeared.
History
The village's name means 'High forest'.
Old is an ancient community, known in 1086 as ''Walda'' in the ancient domesday
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
of
Mawsley
Mawsley is a newly built village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 2,320.
History
The village’s name means 'Gravel ridge wood/clearing'. The Domesday hundred ...
.
[Open Domesday Online: Old, Northamptonshire]
accessed March 2019.
The village was the beneficiary of a large legacy left to it by the Rev. John Tounson, a previous rector of the parish several hundred years ago, and each year various needy residents of the village receive supplements. In 1971, it was reported that the small plot of land bequeathed by the Rev. Tounson had been sold for £238,000.
Robert Woodford, the noted 17th-century diarist, was born at Old in 1606, a son of Robert Woodford and his wife Jane Dexter. He appears to have grown up in the parish.
Notable buildings
The Historic England website contains details of a total of 19 listed buildings (all Grade II, apart from St Andrew's Church which is Grade I) and one scheduled monument at or in the vicinity of Old.
Amongst them are:
*
St Andrew's Church, Church Lane
*Corner House, Bridle Road
*Dial House, Faxton End
*Faxton House, Faxton End
*The Old Rectory, Harrington Road
*Wold Farmhouse, Harrington Road
*The Brewery House, Harrington Road
*Kites Hall, Mill Lane
*Old Lodge, Mill Lane
*Manor House, Walgrave Road
References
External links
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Villages in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
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