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Duddington is a small village in
A mill is mentioned in the Domesday record for Dodingtone, but the present building is probably 17th century with later additions. It has datestones for 1664, 1724 and 1793 reflecting different phases of work on the building. The mill has been used as offices since the 20th century.
The mill featured in the wartime series of paintings '' Recording Britain'', painted by S.R. Badmin in 1940. This watercolour is now in the collection of the
Duddington at Streetmap.co.uk
Report into the state of the weir, and proposals for repair, 2011
{{authority control Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 road
The A43 is a primary route in the English Midlands and northern South East England, that runs from the M40 motorway near Ardley in Oxfordshire to Stamford in Lincolnshire. Through Northamptonshire it bypasses the towns of Northampton, Ke ...
s, and is southwest of the town of Stamford. The village is on the east bank of the River Welland
The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market ...
which is the county boundary of Rutland.
The Civil parishes
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. ...
of Duddington and Fineshade were amalgamated in 1988.
History
The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Dud(d)a/Dod(d)a'. Duddington appears in the Domesday survey as ''Dodintone''.Church
The church, aGrade II Listed Building
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, is dedicated to Saint Mary and is made of stone in the Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
and Early English styles. It was built in the late 12th century, with additions in the next two centuries. The chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
Ov ...
was rebuilt and the church restored in 1844.
Manor House
The Manor House is a Grade II Listed Building, and has belonged to the Jackson family since it was built. The datestone says NI1633, (''NI'' taken to be to Nicholas Jackson), and extended during the 18th and 19th Centuries. The building is of squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and a Collyweston slate roof.Mill
A mill is mentioned in the Domesday record for Dodingtone, but the present building is probably 17th century with later additions. It has datestones for 1664, 1724 and 1793 reflecting different phases of work on the building. The mill has been used as offices since the 20th century.
The mill featured in the wartime series of paintings '' Recording Britain'', painted by S.R. Badmin in 1940. This watercolour is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...
.
The flow of the Welland is held back by a Weir and a mill-leet provided to feed the (now empty) wheel chamber of the mill.
Bridge
A limestone ashlar bridge with four arches, dating from the fifteenth century but widened in 1919. The bridge crosses the Welland, which forms parish and county boundaries.Community
The 2011 census recorded 281 persons in the civil parish (Duddington and Fineshade) in 119 households, at 0.2 persons per Hectare. The ecclesiastical parish of Duddington is part of the Deanery of Rutland. The incumbent at St Mary's church is The Revd Geoff Angell. The village pub is the Royal Oak. The village is served by the 404 bus route Stamford-Peterborough and the 47 between Peterborough and Oakham.
See also
*Fineshade Priory
Fineshade Priory was a priory of Augustinian Canons Regular in Northamptonshire, England. The remains of the site are about north-east of Corby along the A43 road
The A43 is a primary route in the English Midlands and northern South East ...
* Fineshade Wood
Fineshade Wood is a large wooded area in the county of Northamptonshire in the English East Midlands region. The wood is managed by the Forestry England and is part of the former royal hunting forest of Rockingham Forest.
The wood is located ea ...
References
External links
Duddington at Streetmap.co.uk
Report into the state of the weir, and proposals for repair, 2011
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