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| Great Addington | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Great Addington | |
.svg)  Great Addington Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 327 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP9574 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kettering |
| Postcode district | NN14 |
| Dialling code | 01536 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Addington is a small village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It lies near the west bank of the River Nene, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Kettering. It consists of approximately 100 households; at the time of the 2011 census, the population of the parish (including Slipton) was 327 people.[1] It has a school, church, manor house, village hall, a pub called the Hare & Hounds, playing fields and homes. There is a strong bond and rivalry with the neighbouring village Little Addington.
The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Eadda/Aeddi'.[2]
There is evidence of Celtic, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon settlement within the village boundary.[citation needed]
A detailed history of the village from the Iron-Age to the modern day - including information about many of the buildings and people of the village - can be found at A History of Great Addington (greataddingtonhistory.uk)
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Great Addington CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 15 July 2015
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".