Alderton, Northamptonshire

Alderton
Alderton
Alderton is located in Northamptonshire
Alderton
Alderton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population248 (with Grafton Regis)[1]
2010 est.109[2] (Alderton)
OS grid referenceSP7446
• London62 miles (100 km)
Civil parish
  • Alderton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTOWCESTER
Postcode districtNN12
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°06′56″N 00°55′10″W / 52.11556°N 0.91944°W / 52.11556; -0.91944

Alderton is a small English village and civil parish about 9 miles (14 km) south of Northampton, and 10 miles (16 km) north of Milton Keynes, along a road between the A5 and A508 main roads in the southwest and northeast respectively. The nearest large town is Towcester, about 3 miles (5 km) north. The village is famous for the remains of an English Heritage Scheduled Ancient Monument, a Norman Castle, known locally as "The Mount",[3] which was the subject of an investigation by the Channel 4 programme Time Team.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2001 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SNCYearBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Friends of Alderton Monuments - website giving full details of the monument". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  4. ^ BBC news item on the village