Ravensthorpe | |
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Guilsborough Road, Ravensthorpe | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Area | 0.3325 km2 (0.1284 sq mi) |
Population | 646 (2011 census) |
• Density | 1,943/km2 (5,030/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SP6670 |
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 | |
Ravensthorpe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The village lies approximately midway between Northampton and Rugby. The M1 motorway is six miles west and the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 656 people,[1] including Coton but falling slightly to 646 at the 2011 census.[2]
The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement (thorpe) of Hrafn'.[3] Services within the village include a shop, the 'Chequers' pub, a playing field, a small park and a woodland maintained by the Woodland Trust.
Hrafn's outlying farm/settlement