Church Brampton

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Church Brampton
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Church Brampton cottages
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Church Brampton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population251 (2001)
OS grid reference SP7165
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN6
Dialling code 01604
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
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Northamptonshire
52°16′59″N0°57′12″W / 52.2830°N 0.9533°W / 52.2830; -0.9533

Church Brampton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Church with Chapel Brampton, in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. [1] Together with nearby Chapel Brampton the two villages are known as The Bramptons. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 251 people. [2] On 1 April 2009 the parish was abolished and merged with Chapel Brampton to form "Church with Chapel Brampton". [3]

The villages name means 'Broom farm/settlement'. [4]

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St Botolph's Church

Its church, St. Botolph's, dates back to the early 13th century. Just outside the village are two golf clubs, Church Brampton's Northamptonshire County Golf Course and the Brampton Heath golf course, a public course.

References

  1. "List of settlements". West Northamptonshire Council . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. Office for National Statistics: Church Brampton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 8 November 2009
  3. "Kettering Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "Key to English Place-names".