Grafton Underwood
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Grafton Underwood | |
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![]() St James the Apostle Church | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 146 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP9280 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Kettering |
Postcode district | NN14 |
Dialling code | 01536 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Grafton Underwood is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 134 people, increasing to 146 at the 2011 census.[1] The village was used in Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones novels as her childhood home.[2]
The villages name means 'Grove farm/settlement'. The affix refers to Rockingham Forest.[3]
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St James the Apostle.[4] It is a Grade I listed building.
RAF Grafton Underwood was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force in 1942 as USAAF Station 106.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Grafton Underwood CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 11 December 2009
- ^ University of Nottingham - Institute of Name Studies School of English. "Key to English Place-names". Kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ St James the Apostle Church Official Website
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