Aldwincle is a village in the east of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It is on a bend of the River Nene. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... The River Nene is a river in the east of England. ...
In 1879, two ecclesiastical parishes, Aldwinkle All Saints and Aldwinkle St Peter merged after the parish church of the former was declared redundant in 1971. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
Aldwincle is home to "Lyveden New Bield", an unfinished17th century house that is an extraordinary National Trust property. Lyveden New Bield (sometimes called New Build) is an unfinished summer house in the parish of Aldwinkle St Peter in the county of Northamptonshire, England. ... The Szkieletor remains unfinished because it would be too costly to complete or demolish. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...
JOHN DRYDEN (1631-1700), English poet, born on or about the 9th of August 1631, at Aldwinkle, in Northamptonshire, was of Cumberland stock, though his family had been settled for three generations in Northamptonshire, had acquired estates and a baronetcy, and intermarried with landed families in that county.
A trustworthy tradition asserts that John Dryden was born at the rectory of Aldwinkle All Saints, of which his maternal grandfather, Henry Pickering, was rector.
Dryden's education was such as became a scion of these respectable families of squires and rectors, among whom the chance contact with Erasmus had left a certain tradition of scholarship.
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