Slapton is a small village in

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, England, about from

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and the same from

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. It is close to the

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which links the

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junction 10 with the M1 junction 15A at

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. Central London is about 60 miles south of M40 junction 10. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the

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of Whilton. The village is the home of The Slapton Wall Paintings, an extraordinary and rare set of surviving 14th and 15th century wall paintings in the parish church. The village's name means 'farm/settlement which is slippery' or 'farm/settlement which is muddy'.

Governance

Slapton is represented on Woodend Parish Council. Prior to local government changes in 2021 it formed part of the

Blakesley Blakesley is a village in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It is about west of Towcester. It is about above sea level according to Ordnance Survey. North-west of Blakesley, and now contiguous wit ...

& Cote ward of South Northants District Council. The village was in the area of

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. It has since been taken into the united authority of

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The current Parliamentary Constituency is

Daventry Daventry ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England, close to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, Daventry had a populati ...

. However, for the 2010 General Election there are boundary changes. The Boundary Commission originally retained the parish in the revised Daventry constituency, but after consultation with local residents the village was moved into the new

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constituency. Both Daventry and South Northamptonshire constituencies are considered safe

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seats.

Landmarks

The

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is dedicated to

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and dates from the early to mid-13th century. It is home to the notable Slapton Wall Paintings, a collection of late medieval folk art dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, restored in 1971. The church was described by

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as "memorably intimate". There is a

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chapel dated 1844. On the road from Bradden there are three houses of c.1600 and another of 1775.

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