Winwick is a small village, a lost settlement and

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in England. The modern settlement is north of

West Haddon West Haddon is a village in West Northamptonshire, England about north-west of Northampton and east of Rugby, Warwickshire, Rugby and just off the A428 road which by-passes the village. The population of civil parish was 1,718 at the 2011 Cens ...

. A 16th-century brick

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remains on the site. The population is included in the civil parish of

Name

The village's name means 'specialised farm of Wina'. A few spellings show that it could be 'specialised farm in a nook'. However, the name could come from the

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'wicincel' meaning 'small specialised farm'.

Buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of 16 listed buildings in the parish of Winwick, all of which are Grade II with the exception of the following, which are Grade II*: * St Michael & All Angels' Church *Winwick Manor (south wing) *A gate arch to the south of the south front of the Manor House

Politics

The polling station for the village is a private dwelling which is unusual and one of the last few remaining in the UK.

References

External links

* Villages in Northamptonshire Former populated places in Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub