Farthinghoe is a village and
civil parish in
West Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the
A422 road about north-west of
Brackley and south-east of
Banbury.
The origin of the village's name is uncertain. Possibly, 'hill-spur of the dwellers among the
ferns' or perhaps, 'ferny-place hill spur'.
At the time of the
2001 census, the parish's population was 418 people,
[Office for National Statistics: Farthinghoe CP: Parish headcounts](_blank)
Retrieved 11 December 2009 reducing slightly to 413 at the 2011 census.
Buildings
The
parish church is dedicated to St Michael and of 13th-century origin. There are monuments to Henrietta and Catherine Rush (d.1801) and George Rush (d.1806).
This is by the celebrated London sculptor,
Charles Regnart
Charles Regnart (1759 – 19 November 1844) was an English sculptor, specialising in funerary monuments. His masterpiece is said to be the 17th century-style recumbent figure of George Rush in the parish church in Farthinghoe. The figure shows Rus ...
.
[Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis]
Other buildings of note are Abbey Lodge west of the church, believed to be 1581 and Farthinghoe Lodge about 1 mile south west.
Most of the village is a
conservation area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
.
[Farthinghoe conservation area with map of the village](_blank)
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Farthinghoe railway station
Farthinghoe was a railway station which served the Northamptonshire village of Farthinghoe in England. It opened in 1851 as part of the Buckinghamshire Railway's branch line to Verney Junction which provided connections to Bletchley and Oxford ...
closed completely in 1963.
Facilities
The village primary school i
Farthinghoe County Primary School
There is a pu
The Fox
in Baker Street.
Transport
The road through the village (the A422
The A422 is an "A" road for east–west journeys in south central England, connecting the county towns of Bedford and Worcester by way of Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon. For most of its length, it is a narrow sin ...
) has two sharp, narrow bends. It was resurfaced in 2015 after being damaged by traffic.
See also
Parish Council
References
Villages in Northamptonshire
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
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