Abthorpe

Abthorpe
Village street
Abthorpe is located in Northamptonshire
Abthorpe
Abthorpe
Location within Northamptonshire
Population285 [1]
307 (2010 est)[2]
OS grid referenceSP6546
• London63 miles (101 km)
Civil parish
  • Abthorpe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTowcester
Postcode districtNN12
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteAbthorpe a Northamptonshire Village
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°06′47″N 1°03′07″W / 52.113°N 1.052°W / 52.113; -1.052

Abthorpe is a village and civil parish in the valley of the River Tove in West Northamptonshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Towcester, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Silverstone and approximately midway between London and Birmingham.

The 2001 census[1] recorded 285 people living in the village: 144 male, 141 female in 123 dwellings with a further 3 homes empty and further 3 second or holiday homes. At the 2011 census the population (including Foscote hamlet) was recorded as 311.[3]

  1. ^ a b "UK census 2001 - data". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  2. ^ South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010–2011. Towcester: South Northamptonshire District Council. 2010. p. 39.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 June 2016.