Slapton is a small village in
Northamptonshire, England, about from
Towcester and the same from
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and B ...
. It is close to the
A43 road which links the
M40 motorway
The M40 motorway links London, Oxford and Birmingham in England, a distance of approximately .
The motorway is dual three lanes except for junction 1A to junction 3 (which is dual four lanes) a short section in-between the exit and entry slip-r ...
junction 10 with the
M1 junction 15A at
Northampton
Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...
. Central
London is about 60 miles south of M40 junction 10. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the
civil parish of
Whilton.
The village's name means 'farm/settlement which is slippery' or 'farm/settlement which is muddy'.
Governance
Slapton is represented on
Woodend Parish Council. Prior to
local government changes in 2021 it formed part of the
Blakesley & Cote ward of
South Northants District Council.
The village was in the area of
Northamptonshire County Council.
The current Parliamentary Constituency is
Daventry. However, for the 2010 General Election there are boundary changes. The
Boundary Commission originally retained the parish in the revised Daventry constituency, but after consultation with local residents the village was moved into the new
South Northamptonshire constituency. Both Daventry and South Northamptonshire constituencies are considered safe
Conservative seats.
Landmarks
The
parish church is dedicated to
Saint Botolph and dates from the early to mid-13th century; it was described by
Pevsner as "memorably intimate".
There are wall paintings dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, restored in 1971.
There is a
Methodist chapel dated 1844.
On the road from
Bradden
Bradden is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire, England, about west of Towcester. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census it had a population of 179, falling to 149 at the 2011 census.
Th ...
there are three houses of c.1600 and another of 1775.
References
External links
Villages in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
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