Middleton, Northamptonshire

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52°30′03″N 0°45′50″W / 52.5009°N 0.7639°W / 52.5009; -0.7639

Middleton is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire close to the county boundary with Leicestershire. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 328 people,[1] increasing to 414 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The villages name means 'middle farm/settlement'.[3]

Geography

Middleton is just to the west of the town of Corby, with Cottingham and East Carlton nearby. There is a very steep hill known locally simply as "The Hill". The village has a Leicestershire postcode.

Amenities

There is a pub with a restaurant - The Red Lion, Willow Cottage B & B and the Jurassic Way waymarked long-distance footpath passes through the village.

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Middleton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 14 November 2009
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".

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