Farthinghoe

Farthinghoe
Farthinghoe is located in Northamptonshire
Farthinghoe
Farthinghoe
Location within Northamptonshire
Population418 [1][2]
413 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSP5339
• London71 miles (114 km)
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrackley
Postcode districtNN13
Dialling code01295
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°03′05″N 1°13′16″W / 52.0513°N 1.2212°W / 52.0513; -1.2212

Farthinghoe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the A422 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Brackley and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Banbury.

The origin of the village's name is uncertain. Possibly, 'hill-spur of the dwellers among the ferns' or perhaps, 'ferny-place hill spur'.[3]

At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 418 people,[1] reducing slightly to 413 at the 2011 census.[4]

  1. ^ a b Office for National Statistics: Farthinghoe CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 11 December 2009
  2. ^ SNC. South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester. p. 39.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  4. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 July 2016.