Orlingbury 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 ...

in the

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county of

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 ...

. It is between the towns of

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...

and

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 ...

. Administratively it forms part of

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but was in the

borough of Wellingborough The Borough of Wellingborough was from 1974 to 2021 a non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It was named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also included surrounding rural areas. The local council preferred ...

until 2021. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 439 people. The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Grove', 'woodland swine-pasture', 'hill' or 'fortification' connected with Ordla'. The hundred takes its name from Orlingbury. The site of the meeting-place is unknown. The west part of Orlingbury hundred was

Mawsley Mawsley is a newly built village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 2,320. History The village’s name means 'Gravel ridge wood/clearing'. The Domesday hundred ...

hundred.

Notable buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of 16 listed buildings in the parish of Orlingbury. Those which are Grade II* are: *St Mary's Church, The Green Orlingbury is part of a united Benefice along with

Great Harrowden Great Harrowden is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, with a population (including Hardwick) at the 2011 census of 161. The village sits astride the busy A509 running between Kettering and Wellingborough - although a bypass ...

Little Harrowden Little Harrowden is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. The village is nearly north-west of Wellingborough, off the A509 road. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 892. The village is in one of the ...

Isham Isham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the A509 road, three miles south of Kettering and a mile to the west of Burton Latimer. The River Ise is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of N ...

and

Pytchley Pytchley is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, three miles south-west of Kettering and near the A14 road. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 489 people. The village has a Church of England Primar ...

. *Orlingbury Hall, The Green *The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane *Gatepier approximately 45 metres north east of the Old Rectory, Rectory Lane The Village Hall can be found at Rectory Lane and The Queen's Arms public house at Isham Road.

Wythmail

The site of the deserted village of

Wythmail The deserted village of Wythmail is located 4.5 miles south of Kettering in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village of Orlingbury is 1.1 miles to the east. Wythmail was part of the parish of Orlingbury. History In the Domesday Book, ...

is in the parish of Orlingbury.

Cricket ground

On the outskirts of Orlingbury is a cricket ground, home of

Cricket Club who play in Division 1 of The Northamptonshire County League. Past players have included

Stephen Fleming Stephen Paul Fleming (born 1 April 1973) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, who is the current head coach of Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. He is considered one of the g ...

(

New Zealand national cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 ...

Captain),

Johann Myburgh Johannes Gerhardus Myburgh (born 22 October 1980) is a former British-South African cricketer who played domestic cricket in England for Somerset County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler, Myburgh was also a ta ...

(SA Titans) and John Hughes (

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northa ...

). According to local folklore, the man who killed the last wolf in England is buried in the church. He is known locally as Jock of Badsaddle.

References

External links

Brief detailsParish council contact detailsPhotographOrlingbury Church Website
* Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub