Cold Ashby 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 in
England
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. At the time of the
2001 census, the parish's population was 255 people, increasing to 278 at the 2011 census.
The villages name means 'Ash-tree farm/settlement' or 'Aski's farm/settlement'. 'Cold' from its exposed situation.
Cold Ashby is surrounded by rolling farmland, and has a notable
golf club
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. Its population is mainly commuters and their families, although farming is important to the local economy. The village has its own bowls and cricket clubs, and is within the catchment area of the
Guilsborough schools. Lying on the contour line Cold Ashby is said to be the highest village in Northamptonshire.
The British
Ordnance Survey
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's first
trig point, the triangular post used by surveyors, was erected on 18 April 1936 near Cold Ashby. More than 11,000 of the posts were erected across Britain to enable surveyors to create maps accurate to within metres by measuring angles and using trigonometry to calculate distances between the pillars.
References
External links
The Official Website of the Parish of Cold AshbyIllustrated details of the parish church
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Cold Ashby's Independent Website
Villages in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
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