Catesby, Northamptonshire
Catesby is a civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. There are two hamlets, Lower Catesby and Upper Catesby, each of which is a shrunken village. The site of the abandoned village of Newbold is also in the parish. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 76.
Catesby Priory was a community of Cistercian nuns in Lower Catesby, founded in about 1175 and suppressed in 1536. The Priory then became a private residence, Catesby House. There was no separate church for the village: the graveyard and chapel of Catesby House served the community.
The lexicographer, Rev.John Parkhurst was born at Lower Catesby.
In the eastern part of the parish is Catesby Tunnel, a tunnel on the former Great Central Line that was completed in 1897 and has been disused since 1966.
References
- ^ "Area selected: Daventry (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Caston - Catterick A Topographical Dictionary of England". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1848. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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