Brington, Northamptonshire

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Brington is a civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish population was 482 people,[1] increasing to 496 at the 2011 census.[2]

It contains three villages:

The name 'Brington' means 'Farm/settlement connected with Bryni'.[3]

History

In the time of William the Conqueror, Brington appears as the manor of Brinintone within the Hundred of Nobottle,[4] one of many possessions of William Peverel.

Notable people

  • Thomas Bache (died 1410), originally from Genoa, an eminent judge and statesman in medieval Ireland, became vicar of Brington in 1378.
  • Rev. Henry Holmes Stewart (1847–1937), who won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1873, was rector at the parish church from 1878 to 1898.[5]

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Brington CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 7 November 2009
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  4. ^ Open Domesday Online: Brington
  5. ^ "Stewart, Henry (STWT866HH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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