Hargrave is a small 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 ...

situated in rural

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, approximately 21 miles east of Northampton and adjacent to the

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the ...

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...

border. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 236 people,. increasing to 241 at the 2011 census. The villages name origin is uncertain. 'The hare grove', 'hoar grove' or in a transferred sense of Old English 'har', 'boundary grove' which it could potentially be because the parish borders both

and

. The 12th century, All Hallows Church is at the centre of the village. The village has a village hall with several active societies. In 2007, Hargrave,

Raunds Raunds is a market town in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 9,379 at the 2021 census. Geography Raunds is situated north-east of Northampton. The town is on the southern edge of the Nene Valley and surrounded by ar ...

, Ringstead and Stanwick were legally united as "The 4 Spires Benefice", with each village retaining its own church.

Heritage assets

The following buildings and structures are listed by

Historic England Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked w ...

as of special architectural or historic interest.National Heritage List for England (Historic England) *Church of All Saints and chest tomb (Grade II*) 12th century *Stone coffin, Church of All Saints (Grade II) 13th century *Churchlands (Grade II) 17th century *Wildacre (Grade II) 17th century *Pair of chest tombs (Grade II) 17th century *Nag's Head public house (Grade II) 17th century *Box Tree Cottage and attached house (Grade II) 17th century *Group of three chest tombs (Grade II) 18th century *Hillstone Cottage (Grade II) 18th century *War memorial (Grade II) 20th century

Geography

Ringstead, Keyston, Stanwick,

Rushden Rushden is a market town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, around east of Northampton. The parish is on the border with Bedfordshire, north of Bedford. The parish of Rushden covers an area of some . The population of Rushde ...

Higham Ferrers Higham Ferrers is a market town and civil parish in the Nene Valley in North Northamptonshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire borders. It forms a single built-up area with Rushden to the south and has an estimated popula ...

Thrapston Thrapston is a market town in North Northamptonshire, England. It was the headquarters of the former East Northamptonshire district, and at the time of the 2011 census, had a population of 6,239. The town's name means 'Farmstead or town of a ...

Wellingborough Wellingborough ( ) is a large market and commuter town in the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, 65 miles from London and from Northampton on the north side of the River Nen ...

Chelveston Chelveston is a small village in North Northamptonshire. It is about east of Higham Ferrers and east of Wellingborough on the B645 (former A45 road) from Higham Ferrers to St Neots. To the south is the hamlet of Caldecott and the settlement ...

and

Irthlingborough Irthlingborough () is a town on the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 8,900 at the 2011 census and was the smallest town in England to have had a Football League team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C., prior to the ...

are places near Hargrave.

Demography

*In 1801 there were 158 persons *In 1831 there were 203 persons *In 1841 there were 257 persons *In 2001 there were 236 personsOffice for National Statistics
/ref> *In 2011 there were 241 persons

References

External links

Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub