Clipston 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 authority ...

that is administered as part of

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 signif ...

in England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 643. The town of

Market Harborough Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire. Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the admi ...

is much nearer, about north-east and so the village may be regarded as an economic satellite of that town rather than

Daventry Daventry ( , historically ) is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority in Northamptonshire, England, close to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census Daventry had a population of 28,123, making ...

. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 613 people.

Buildings and facilities

All Saints Church is a Grade I listed building, dating from the early 13th century. There are many 17th and 18th century monuments to the Buswell family of London merchants. The Baptist Chapel of 1803 has a front by

Edmund Francis Law Edmund Francis Law, usually referred to as 'E. F. Law', (26 April 1810 – 14 April 1882, in Northampton) FRIBA was an English architect during the 19th century, notable for a large number of projects, particularly restorations, in the ...

of 1864. To the west of the church is Clipston Primary School. The school was previously used as a hospital and dates back to 1667–73. The school celebrated its 350th birthday in 2017. A distinctive feature of the school is its one handed clock that appears at the front of the building. Clipston has a pub The Bull's Head. There is a village hall and a green. Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by

Clipston and Oxendon railway station Clipston and Oxendon railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened in 1863 as a result of villagers' requests serving the villages of Clipston and Great Oxendon, Northamptonshire, England. It was about 1 mile south-e ...

about 3 miles north-east of the village and running trains between

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; ...

in the south and

in the north.

References

External links

* * http://www.clipston.org/ Villages in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District Civil parishes in Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub