Barnwell, Northamptonshire

Barnwell
St Andrew's, Barnwell
Barnwell is located in Northamptonshire
Barnwell
Barnwell
Location within Northamptonshire
Population369 (2011)
OS grid referenceTL045847
• London78 miles
Civil parish
  • Barnwell
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPeterborough
Postcode districtPE8
Dialling code01832
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°27′01″N 0°27′50″W / 52.45027°N 0.46375°W / 52.45027; -0.46375

Barnwell (formerly Barnwell All Saints[1] and Barnwell St Andrew) is a village in North Northamptonshire in England, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the town of Oundle, 78 miles (126 km) north of London (via the A1 road) and 14 miles (22.5 km) south-west of Peterborough. The River Nene runs north of the village, separating it from Oundle.

The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Warrior's spring/stream', 'Beorna's spring/stream' or 'burial-place spring/stream'.[2]

  1. ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/541; year 1396; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no541a/bCP40no541adorses/IMG_0710.htm; third entry. plaintiff is Walter Child, parson of Barnewell All Saints
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".