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| Finedon | |
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 St Mary the Virgin Church, Finedon | |
.svg)  Finedon Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Area | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,552 (2021 Census) |
| • Density | 307/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SP9171 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELLINGBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | NN9 |
| Dialling code | 01933 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Finedon is a town[1] and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, with a population at the 2021 census of 4,552.[2] In 1086 when the Domesday Book was completed, Finedon (then known as Tingdene) was a large royal manor, previously held by Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor.
From the 1860s the parish was much excavated for its iron ore, which lay underneath a layer of limestone and was quarried over the course of 100 years or more. Local furnaces produced pig iron and later the quarries supplied ore for the steel works at Corby. A disused quarry face in the south of the parish is a geological SSSI. Finedon is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north east of Wellingborough.[3] Nearby towns and villages include Irthlingborough, Burton Latimer and Great Harrowden.
- ^ "Finedon Town Council". finedontowncouncil.gov.uk.
- ^ "Finedon (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ Borough Council of Wellingborough: Parish information on Finedon and Great Doddington Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 July 2015.