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, 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, 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) ...
. 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 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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