Holdenby
| Holdenby | |
|---|---|
 Holdenby House | |
.svg)  Holdenby Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 100 (2001 Census[1]) 170. (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP6967 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Holdenby is an English village and civil parish about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Northampton in West Northamptonshire. The parish population measured by the 2011 census was 170.[2] The village name means "Halfdan's/Haldan's farm/settlement".[3]
Prominent buildings
[edit]The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868.[4]
Holdenby House has associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the Marlborough family. It is Holdenby's principal building.
Namesake
[edit]The affluent neighbourhood of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles was named after Holdenby by the millionaire Arthur Letts Sr., after the place of his birth.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- John Charles Cox, Rector of Holdenby from 1893, was a prominent local historian.
- Arthur Letts Sr., business owner of Los Angeles, California
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Area selected: Daventry (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, p. 261.
- ^ "Holmby Hills Homeowners Association - History". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 260–263. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
External links
[edit]
- Map sources for Holdenby
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