Lower Benefield is a village on the

A427 road The A427 road is a major road in the English Midlands. It connects the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and the A6 with the Northamptonshire town of Oundle and the A605. History When first designated the A427 ran from a junction wit ...

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Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

, England, near

Oundle Oundle () is a market town on the left bank of the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 5,735 at the time of the 2011 census. It is north of London and south-west of Peterborough. The town is home to Oundl ...

. It is part of the

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Benefield Benefield is a civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, along the A427 road and about east of Corby and west of Oundle. History The villages name means 'open land of Bera's people'. The name has evolved from Benefield (11th cent ...

. The population is included in the

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of Weston and Weedon. The villages name means 'Open land of Bera's people'. St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed building . It has Medieval origins but was largely rebuilt c.1847 by John Macduff Derick for the Watts-Russell family of Biggin Hall, and restored in 1897 and 1901.

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* Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub