Preston Capes
Preston Capes | |
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![]() St Peter and St Paul's Church in Preston Capes | |
![]() ![]() Preston Capes Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 216 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP5754 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Daventry |
Postcode district | NN11 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population at the 2001 census was 188,[1] including Canons Abbey and increasing to 216 at the 2011 census.[2]
The village's name means "Priest Farm/Settlement". The village was owned by Hugo filius Nicholai de Capes in 1234.[3]
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
References[]
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Preston Capes CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 18 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
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Categories:
- Villages in Northamptonshire
- West Northamptonshire District
- Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire geography stubs