Whitfield, Northamptonshire
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist and is a Grade II listed building, built in 1870. The original church, built in the 13th century, was damaged by a heavy gale on 1 February 1869, which blew down the west tower, which required it to be rebuilt entirely.
History
The village's name means 'open land which is white'.
Whitfield was a Saxon parish, that was owned by the King at the time of the Domesday Book, in 1086, as part of his manor of Kings Sutton. It had a population of 34.
In medieval times, the parish consisted of a single manor, which belonged to Worcester College, Oxford, who were also the patron of the church.
The population of the parish peaked in 328 in 1831, before dropping to a low of 133 in 1951, recovering to 274 at the last census.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Whitfield CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 30 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Whitfield Village Design Guide" (PDF). South Northamptonshire District Council. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, Whitfield (1190537)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Whitfield | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "History of Whitfield". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Whitfield AP/CP - Total Population". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
External links
Media related to Whitfield, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons