Hartwell is a village and

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, England, bordering

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. The village is next to Salcey Forest and the

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. It is south of

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and north of

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. The villages name means '

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spring/stream'.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,815 people in 693 household,.Office for National Statistics: Hartwell CP: Parish headcounts
Retrieved 12 November 2009 increasing to 1,875 at the 2011 census. Men in the Salcey ward had the fifth highest life expectancy at birth, 89.3 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016. Within the village are Hartwell Parish Church, Hartwell CofE Primary School, the Rose and Crown public house, community centre, recreational ground, village shop and the Hartwell Club.

Governance

Hartwell is in the

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. For elections to the

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, the village is in the Hackleton and Grange Park ward. Both are considered safe-seats for the Conservative Party, though the Liberal Democrats also have a strong base locally.

Hartwellians

Isaac Wake Sir Isaac Wake (1580/81 – 1632Vivienne Larminie‘Wake, Sir Isaac (1580/81–1632)’ ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2008) was an English diplomat and political commentator. He ...

(1580–1632), diplomat, political commentator, and ambassador of the

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and France * Martin O'Dowd (1976-) affectionately known as the GBM, active LGBTQ campaigner

References

External links

Google Map Location

Hartwell Village Website
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