Cranford St John

Cranford St John
Cranford St John is located in Northamptonshire
Cranford St John
Cranford St John
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP924769
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKettering
Postcode districtNN14
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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52°22′57″N 0°38′34″W / 52.38240°N 0.64267°W / 52.38240; -0.64267

Cranford St John is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cranford, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is in the southern half of the parish of Cranford, next to Cranford St Andrew – both named after the two parish churches. The two settlements are divided by the Alledge Brook, a tributary of the River Nene; the derivation of the name is "ford frequented by cranes or herons".[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 239.[2] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form "Cranford".[3]

The only public house left is the Red Lion in Cranford St John. The old station house is the station building of the Kettering to Cambridge standard gauge railway that used to run along the side of the village.

The Church was largely built in the thirteenth century, including the tower, but there is an early Norman archway in the north arcade, possibly moved from the original tower, and the rest of the arcade is late twelfth century. The south aisle was built in 1842.[4]

The former Sunday school has been converted into a residence.

  1. ^ Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p100. ISBN 0-19-280074-4
  2. ^ "Population statistics Cranford St John AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Cranford St John AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1961]. Cherry, Bridget (ed.). Northamptonshire. Buildings of England (Second ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 167–8. ISBN 0-14-0710-22-1.