Upper Heyford is a village and
civil parish west of
Northampton
Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...
, just before
Weedon,
Northamptonshire, England, not to be confused with one of the same name some 30 miles away across the county border in Oxfordshire.
It sat along the former
A45 road until a
bypass
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opened on 15 November 2018, and is close by road to the
M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 16, north of
London and southeast of
Birmingham. The village of
Nether Heyford, with which it shares a
primary school, church and other facilities, is about to the south.
Notable buildings
Heyford Mill lies a little to the west, along the
River Nene in a valley which separates the village and Nether Heyford. The mill was derelict but underwent extensive restoration and refurbishment in 2008. The Mill is mentioned in the
Domesday Book.
In November 2008, South Northants Council decided to serve a "planning enforcement notice" on the developer alleging failure to comply with planning permission. The Council had previously served a court
injunction
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against the developer to stop occupation of the property. The enforcement notice will require the demolition of the new buildings and other works on the historic site.
The mill fell into disuse in the 1960s. With the intention of saving its historic character, the Council granted planning permission in 2005 to restore and change the use of several derelict buildings at Heyford Mill after they had suffered arson and vandalism attacks. The site is in open countryside, part of the floodplain of the River Nene.
References
External links
Villages in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
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