Preston Capes

Preston Capes
St Peter and St Paul's Church in Preston Capes
Preston Capes Location within Northamptonshire
Population	216 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP5754
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Daventry
Postcode district	NN11
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°11′09″N1°09′37″W / 52.1858°N 1.1604°W / 52.1858; -1.1604

Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population, including Canons Abbey, at the 2011 census was 216, ^[1] up from 188 at the 2001 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

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
2. Office for National Statistics: Preston Capes CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 18 November 2009
3. "Key to English Place-names".

External links

• Village website