Upper Stowe

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Upper Stowe
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Upper Stowe
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN7
Dialling code 01327
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52°12′11″N1°03′27″W / 52.2030°N 1.0576°W / 52.2030; -1.0576 Coordinates: 52°12′11″N1°03′27″W / 52.2030°N 1.0576°W / 52.2030; -1.0576

Upper Stowe is a village in West Northamptonshire in England. It is in the civil parish of Stowe Nine Churches . It has a church dedicated to St James. This was built to the design of P.C Hardwick in 1855. It has a bellcote rather than a tower. [1]

The name 'Stowe' derives from Old English word for 'place'. [2]

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References

  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973). Cherry, Bridget (ed.). Northamptonshire. Buildings of England (Second ed.). London: Penguin. p. 419. ISBN   0-14-0710-22-1.
  2. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Stowe%20Nine%20Churches