Apethorpe
Sign in to saveApethorpe is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish in Northamptonshire, England (in the North Northamptonshire district), situated 11 miles west of the City of Peterborough. The 2001 census records a population of 130, increasing to 160 at the 2011 census. The manor of Apethorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Patorp and has had various spellings over the past millennium, including Apetorp, Appetorp, Apthorp, Appethorpe and Apthorpe. The village's name means 'Api's outlying farm/settlement'. The village is compact, uniform and centred on Main Street. In th
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Place details
- Locality
- Apethorpe
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Apethorpe
- UK place.population
- 160
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Corby
- UK place.post_town
- PETERBOROUGH
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE8
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01780
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL023957
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Northamptonshire
- Population
- +160
- Image
- Apethorpe1.JPG
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Location
- Features
- Church
- Apethorpe Palace
- The pub
- Other structures
- Roman villa
- Notable former residents
- References
- External links
Apethorpe is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish in Northamptonshire, England (in the North Northamptonshire district), situated 11 miles west of the City of Peterborough. The 2001 census records a population of 130, increasing to 160 at the 2011 census. The manor of Apethorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Patorp and has had various spellings over the past millennium, including Apetorp, Appetorp, Apthorp, Appethorpe and Apthorpe. The village's name means 'Api's outlying farm/settlement'. The village is compact, uniform and centred on Main Street. In the late 15th century the manor of Apethorpe was acquired by Sir Guy Wolston, an officer in the household of King Edward IV, who began the construction of the surviving Apethorpe Palace.
==Location== The village is approximately north of the Northamptonshire market town of Oundle, northeast of Corby, and west of Peterborough. The nearest railway stations are in Corby for London St Pancras and Peterborough for London King's Cross. London is about via the A1 road.