| Slapton | |
|---|---|
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.svg)  Slapton Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 92 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SP640468 |
| • London | 69 miles (111.0 km) |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Slapton is a small village in Northamptonshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Towcester and the same from Silverstone. It is close to the A43 road which links the M40 motorway junction 10 with the M1 junction 15A at Northampton. Central London is about 60 miles south of M40 junction 10. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Whilton. The village is the home of The Slapton Wall Paintings, an extraordinary and rare set of surviving 14th and 15th century wall paintings in the parish church.
The village's name means 'farm/settlement which is slippery' or 'farm/settlement which is muddy'.[2]
- ^ SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester: South Northamptonshire District Council. p. 39.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".