Wappenham

Wappenham
View Towards Helmdon, Wappenham
Wappenham Location within Northamptonshire
Population	294 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP6245
• London	70 miles (113 km)
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Towcester
Postcode district	NN12
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Northamptonshire
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°06′15″N 1°05′20″W / 52.1043°N 1.0889°W / 52.1043; -1.0889

Wappenham is a linear village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Towcester, north of Syresham and north-west of Silverstone and forms part of West Northamptonshire. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 266 people,^[1] increasing to 294 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

The village's name means 'homestead/village of Waeppa' or 'hemmed-in land of Waeppa'.^[3]