Hellidon
Sign in to saveHellidon is a village and civil parish about south-west of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. The parish area is about . It lies – above sea level on the north face of an ironstone ridge, its highest point, at Windmill Hill, being south-east of the village. The Leam and tributaries rise in the parish. The 2011 Census gave a population (with Lower and Upper Catesby) of 256, estimated at 286 in 2019. The long-distance Jurassic Way footpath linking Banbury, Oxfordshire, and Stamford, Lincolnshire, passes through. The origin of the name is unclear. "Holy Valley", "Haegla's Valley" and "Unstabl
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Hellidon
- UK place.static_image_name
- Hellidon church.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St John the Baptist parish church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP5158
- UK place.population
- 256
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Daventry
- UK place.post_town
- Daventry
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Northamptonshire
- Population
- +256
- Area
- +1488.53
- Official website
- www.northantscalc.gov.uk/local-council-contacts/hellidon
- Image
- Hellidon church.jpg
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12 sectionsContents
- Manors
- Church and chapel
- Church of England
- Nonconformist
- Economic and social history
- Railways
- Notable person
- Amenities
- Notes
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Hellidon is a village and civil parish about south-west of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. The parish area is about . It lies – above sea level on the north face of an ironstone ridge, its highest point, at Windmill Hill, being south-east of the village. The Leam and tributaries rise in the parish. The 2011 Census gave a population (with Lower and Upper Catesby) of 256, estimated at 286 in 2019. The long-distance Jurassic Way footpath linking Banbury, Oxfordshire, and Stamford, Lincolnshire, passes through. The origin of the name is unclear. "Holy Valley", "Haegla's Valley" and "Unstable valley" have been suggested, with the Old English "dun", meaning hill.
==Manors== The Domesday Book of 1086 omits Hellidon. In the 12th century a manor of four hides (about 49 ha) at "Eliden" was recorded in the fee of Berkhamsted. From the 13th century Hellidon had two manors: Baskervilles and Giffords.