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Grendon is a small village in rural Northamptonshire, England on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire - with many houses made of the local limestone; various older thatched houses still survive. The name of the village means "green hill". Today the village remains centred on the hill. As with Earls Barton, the village was owned by Judith, the niece of William the Conqueror. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
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Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ...
Earls Barton is a small market town in Eastern Northamptonshire - it has a population of about 5,300. ...
Countess Judith (between 1054 and 1055, – after 1086), was a niece of William the Conqueror (Born Normandy). ...
William I ( 1028 – 9 September 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087, and as Guillaume II was Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087. ...
The current population (based on the 2001 census) is 477; the village is a popular place to live with commuters to London or Milton Keynes. It is the site of the nineteenth century 'Battle of Grendon'. The village is in two parts which are separated by the brook. The smaller part of the village is shown on maps as "Lower End", whilst the higher (southern) part of the village is located at the top of the (steep) hill. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...
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The village has a church (St Mary's) which dates in part back to Norman times, and a thatched pub, The Half Moon run by the Charles Wells brewery. The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ...
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There is village folklore about drunken revellers leaving the pub in olden days trying to fish the reflection of the moon from the brook; these characters became know as "Moonrakers". This story was reported by Thomas Sternberg in his 1851 book "The dialogue and folk-lore of Northamptonshire", in which he reports that:
- "...the men of Grendon go by the name moonrakers, in consequence, it is said, of a party of them having once seen the moon reflected in a pool and attempted to draw it out by means of rakes, under the impression it was a cheese!"
Like many villages it has suffered from the loss of its local shop/post office and its other pub The Crown - both of which have been sold on for development.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday book when Grendon formed part of the hundred of Wymersley, which covered an area of 52 square miles. The domesday book was conducted in 1085 and was completed in 1086 which meant that it took William the Conquer 1 year to complete. ...
A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ...
The village is surrounded by land owned by three great land owners: -
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Strixton is a small village in Eastern Northamptonshire that borders the main A509 road running between Wellingborough and Milton Keynes. ...
Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street...
Castle Ashby House - Northamptonshire Castle Ashby is the name of an estate village in rural Northamptonshire and also the country house of the same name in the village; historically the village was set up to service the needs of Castle Ashby house—the home of the Marquess of Northampton. ...
The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton. ...
Trinity College, Cambridge and the advowson The advowson of the church, including 12 acres (49,000 m²) of glebe land - including their common rights and village tithes, was granted in 1342, to King's Hall, Cambridge by Edward III. When Trinity College was founded in 1546, the advowson was transferred to the Master and Fellows of the new Trinity College. In 1780, following an enclosure act, the tithes were all reduced to a cash payment. Advowson is the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice. ...
In medieval Europe, a glebe was an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses. ...
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Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street...
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The control of the living was transferred in 1926 to the Bishop of Peterborough. The Bishop of Peterborough is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury. ...
The Lost Village In 1970, excavations produced evidence of a lost village, known as Cotton (which means cottages) situated behind Grendon Hall.
St Mary's Church The church is built from limestone rubble with ironstone dressings. In the church are the remains, in the form of two rounded arches, of the original 12th century building. Black-band ironstone, 2. ...
The two eastern bays of the nave arcades and the chancel were rebuilt between 1368-80, with the clerestory being added in the 15th century along with the four storey tower; the tower contains a ring of five bells, dating from 1618. The church houses a wooden framed clock which was made locally in 1690 - the tower now uses a relacement made in 1970, but the original is still kept in the church as an exhibit - it remains in working order. This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ...
Inside the church, on each side of the chancel there are medievel carvings of the grotesque faces of a nagging wife and her leering husband - they are thought to have been a local couple. This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ...
The gargoyles on the four corners of the tower represent the four evangelists: In architecture, gargoyles, or gurgoyles (from the French gargouille, originally the throat or gullet, cf. ...
The chancel was re-roofed in around 1848. There are three hatchments relating to the Compton family - one bearing ravens represents the arms of a former Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London. Rembrandts The Evangelist Matthew Inspired by an Angel Matthew the Evangelist (מתי Gift of the LORD, Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew Mattay; Septuagint Greek Ματθαιος, Matthaios) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Matthew. ...
Mark the Evangelist (Markus) (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark, drawing much of his material from Peter. ...
Luke was, according to legend, the painter of the first icon Luke the Evangelist (Greek Λουκας Loukas) is said by tradition to be the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the third and fifth books of the New Testament. ...
St John the Evangelist, imagined by Jacopo Pontormo, ca 1525 (Santa Felicità , Florence) John the Evangelist (? - c. ...
Hatchment, properly, in heraldry, an escutcheon or armorial shield granted for some act of distinction or achievement, of which word it is a corruption through such forms as atcheament, achement, hathement, etc. ...
On the church, Sir Nicholas Pevsner says, "The first three bays on both sides are Lare Norman. Next in order of time the late 12th century doorway with one order of shafts carrying simple moulded capitals and an arch with a thick roll moulding. Early 13 century the simple north doorway close to a pair of lancets. Money was left to the campanile in 1453."
Other features include:
- A book of commemoration for the eight parishioners killed in the two world wars
- A wooden bier
- An oak pulpit dating from 1908
- A Victorian lead lined font
- A medieval squint cut through the wall to give a view of the altar during mass
- A memorial plaque to Thomas Willoughby of nether Grendon (Lower End)
- A three seat sedilla set into the stone wall which was used by the priest, the deacon and sub-deacon
- Set into the south wall is a 13th century piscina used by priests to rinse their hands during mass
- Set into the floor, a 15th century brass of an unknown and unnamed woman set between two husbands dressed in the armour of the type used at the Battle of Bosworth Field
The current priest is Father David Stokes. A bier is a flat frame, traditionally wooden but sometimes made of other materials, used to carry a corpse for burial in a funeral procession. ...
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A partially blocked squint at Grendon church A hagioscope (from Gr. ...
Sedilla at Grendon church A Sedilla is a rebated seat, usually designed for three people found in the chancel of churches and monestaries for the use of the celebrant and their assistants. ...
Piscina is a Latin word first applied to a fish-pond, and later used for any pool of water for bathing, either natural or artificial, and also for a tank or reservoir. ...
Monumental Brass is a species of engraved sepulchral memorial which in the early part of the 13th century began to take the place of tombs and effigies carved in stone. ...
Combatants Richard III of England, Yorkist Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, Lancastrian Commanders Richard III of England†Nominally, Richmond In practice, the Earl of Oxford Strength 8,000 5,000 Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was an important battle during the Wars of the Roses...
The outside of the church in winter Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 588 KB)Grendon Church (Northamptonshire) Taken June 2004 by © R Neil Marshman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| Inside the Church Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x3456, 2836 KB) Summary The Altar at St Marys Grendon - picture by R Neil Marshman (c) - see metadata Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Grendon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital...
| The grotesque nagging wife Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2235x2298, 1121 KB) Summary A gargoyle of a nagging wife - from Grendon church. ...
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| The workings of the old clock Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x3456, 3436 KB) Summary Ancient clock from the tower at Grendon church; picture by R Neil Marshman. ...
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| The sedilla Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3456x2304, 2722 KB) Summary The sedilla at Grendon church. ...
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Grendon Hall Most of the present hall dates from the 17th century when it was rebuilt by General Hatton Compton, although certain earlier parts date to the 1570s. Pevsner describes the east front as being "fine" quality. It is thought to be the work of John Lumley of Northampton. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1677x1050, 472 KB)Grendon Hall, Main Road, Grendon, Northants, England Picture taken by R Neil Marshman © March 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1677x1050, 472 KB)Grendon Hall, Main Road, Grendon, Northants, England Picture taken by R Neil Marshman © March 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
In the war the hall was used by the SOE as a training camp for the Free French. The Special Operations Executive (SOE), often called the Baker Street Irregulars after Sherlock Holmess fictional group of spies, was a World War II organisation initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940 as a mechanism for conducting warfare by means other than direct military engagement. ...
The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters in World War II, who decided to go on fighting against Axis forces after the surrender of France and German occupation, following the call of General De Gaulle, and the de jure government of France in exile...
Next to the present site of Grendon Hall but on the other side of the brook is the site of a much earlier medieval manor house owned by Richard de Harrington, whose fish ponds remain today as part of the grounds of the present hall.
In 1946, after the death of the then owner Miss Mundy, the hall was sold to the County Council. The hall was re-opened by the then Princess Elizabeth in 1946. Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and...
The Old Parsonage Of this, Pevsner says, a "...picturesque Tudor with an odd lantern with cupola; handsome gabled with mullioned windows." The old parsonage has now become a private family home.
Village Charities The village has three small village charities: - Poor's Close (set up with land bequethed by the Rev Robert Shelbourne)
- Richard Piper Coles will trust
- Charles Markham memorial trust
The Battle of Grendon On August 29 1876, a battle took place between local farmers and their men over water rights. The scene was commemorated in a poem by a local poet. The full poem can be read here : The Battle of Grendon poem
Village Sports and Activities
 French hosts at the twinning visit April 2005 to Bois Bernard - Grendon Cricket Club
- Grendon Sapphires Football Club
- Women's Institute
- Half-Crown Share Club
- Grendon Over 60s - Age Concern
- Mums & Tots
- Grendon Playgroup
- Rainbows & Brownies
- 1st Grendon Beavers & Cubs
- Grendon Village Twinning Association (with Bois-Bernard, Pas de Calais Nord - France)
- Grendon Bellringers
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 613 KB)Bois-Bernard/Grendon twining visit April 2005 - Les Pouchain Picture by R Neil Marshman (c) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 613 KB)Bois-Bernard/Grendon twining visit April 2005 - Les Pouchain Picture by R Neil Marshman (c) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Local Government - Grendon Parish Council
- Parochial Church Council
External Links See a location map of Grendon
Sources - Grendon in Northamptonshire - Tito Benady & Eileen Wilmin (Gibraltar Books Ltd - 1994) ISBN 0948466340
- Pevsner - The Buildings of England - Northamptonshire. ISBN 0300096321
- Thomas Sternberg - "The dialogue and folk-lore of Northamptonshire" 1851
- The Lore of the Land - Westwood & Simpson - 2005 - ISBN 139780141007113
See also Grendon Underwood is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ...
Pictures of the village St Mary's Church through the Clematis Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 588 KB)Grendon Church (Northamptonshire) Taken June 2004 by © R Neil Marshman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| Thatched cottages - Main Rd,Grendon Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 593 KB)Thatched Cottages - Main Road Grendon Northamptonshire [Taken very early autumn/late summer 2004 - photographer - R Neil Marshman © RNM - File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old...
| The Half Moon public house - Grendon Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1356x985, 255 KB)Half Moon public House, Grendon, Northants, England Picture taken by © R Neil Marshman 3rd Feb 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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