| Great Harrowden | |
|---|---|
.jpg) All Saints' Church, Great Harrowden | |
.svg)  Great Harrowden Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 161 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP879708 |
| 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 | |
Great Harrowden is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, with a population (including Hardwick) at the 2011 census of 161.[1] The village is located near the A509 road running between Kettering and Wellingborough. The village formed part of the Orlingbury hundred and the Borough of Wellingborough. Since 2021 it has been within North Northamptonshire unitary authority.[2]
The village's name means 'heathen temple hill' from the Old English hearg.[3]
Nearby settlements include Little Harrowden, Isham and Finedon.
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Great Harrowden CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 15 July 2015
- ^ "At last! Northamptonshire's new unitary councils are made law by parliament". Northampton Chronicle. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Key to English Place-Names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.