Thornby, Northamptonshire

Human settlement in England

Thornby

Thornby

Location within Northamptonshire

Population| 189 (2011)
OS grid reference| SP6775
Unitary authority|

* West Northamptonshire

Ceremonial county|

* Northamptonshire

Region|

* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Northampton
Postcode district| NN6
Dialling code| 01604
Police| Northamptonshire
Fire| Northamptonshire
Ambulance| East Midlands
UK Parliament|

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52°22′24″N 1°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.3734°N 1.0101°W﻿ / 52.3734; -1.0101

Thornby is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. It has a Manor house. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 162 people,[1] increasing to 189 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is bisected by the A5199 (formerly A50) road between Northampton and Leicester and about 11 miles (17.7 km) north-west of Northampton town centre. It is about 1½ miles (2½ km) south of a junction with the A14 road which joins the M1 Motorway and M6 junction at Catthorpe with Felixstowe, Suffolk.

The village's name means 'farm/settlement with thorn trees'.[3]

## Notable buildings[edit]

The parish church is dedicated to St. Helen and is described by Pevsner as of little architectural interest. It dates from the 14th century and additions and re-building took place in 1870 by E F Law.[4]

Thornby Hall is located off Naseby road and carries 17th century, with 19th- and 20th-century additions, for its Tudor style. The house and grounds were used as a school for young people with severe emotional and behavioural problems, as a result of attachment difficulties which may have been rooted in early life trauma. It is now closed and been sold.[5] In 2017, Thornby Hall became home to Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre, a Kadampa Buddhist community and public meditation centre.

Stone House is c. 1700 and Thornby Grange was built in 1911 in the Stuart style.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Thornby CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 24 November 2009
2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
4. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England - Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 426–427. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. ^ Thornby Hall at Childhood First website - has pictures of the Hall and grounds. Accessed 31 January 2013

## External links[edit]

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