Quinton, Northamptonshire

Quinton
Church of St John the Baptist, Quinton
Quinton is located in Northamptonshire
Quinton
Quinton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population194 (2001 Census)[1]
204 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSP776543
• London66 miles (106 km)
Civil parish
  • Quinton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°11′00″N 0°52′04″W / 52.1833°N 0.8679°W / 52.1833; -0.8679

Quinton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Northampton town centre along the road from Wootton to Hanslope, near Salcey Forest.

The village's name means 'Queen's farm/settlement'; or perhaps 'farm/settlement of Cwena' or 'woman's farm/settlement'.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2001 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2023.