Little Addington is a village and
civil parish
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in
North
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Etymology
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Northamptonshire
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, England, about south-east of
Kettering
Kettering is a market town, market and industrial town, industrial town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England, west of Cambridge, England, Cambridge, southwest of Peterborough, southeast of Leicester and north- ...
. At the time of the
2011 census, the parish's population was 328 people. Prior to
local government restructuring in 2021 the village was in the area of
East Northamptonshire District Council.
The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Eadda/Aeddi'.
Church
The village church is dedicated to St Mary and dates from the late 13th to mid 14th century.
It was restored in 1857 by
Northampton
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architect
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Heritage assets
The following buildings and structures are listed by
Historic England
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as of special architectural or historic interest.
[National Heritage List for England (Historic England)]
*Roman Villa (Scheduled) Unknown date
*Church of St Mary (Grade I) 13th century
*Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) 17th century
*Hill Farmhouse (Grade II) 17th century
*Chancel Cottage (Grade II) 17th century
*Vine Cottage (Grade II) 17th century
*Stoneycroft (Grade II) 18th century
*Church Hill Cottage (Grade II) 18th century
*Surrenden House (Grade II) 18th century
*Barn, Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) 18th century
*Little Addington House (Grade II) 19th century
*War Memorial (Grade II) 20th century
Demography
*In 1801 there were 212 persons
*In 1831 there were 264 persons
*In 1841 there were 229 persons
*In 2011 there were 328 persons
[Office for National Statistics, Census]
References
Villages in Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
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