Population 88 (2001) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 2:42 PM District Borough of Wellingborough UK parliament constituency Wellingborough | OS grid reference SP888587 Country England Post town NORTHAMPTON Shire county Northamptonshire Dialling code 01933 | |
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Easton Maudit is a small village and civil parish in rural Northamptonshire. It takes its name from the Maudit (or Mauduit) family who purchased the estate at what was then just Easton, in 1131. There was no residential landowner in the village until 1578 when the village was acquired by Sir Christopher Yelverton. It is about 8 miles (13 km) east of Northampton town centre. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Bozeat.
Contents
- Map of Easton Maudit Wellingborough UK
- The Church
- The missing manor house
- Notable residents
- Other information
- References
Map of Easton Maudit, Wellingborough, UK
Thomas Percy was made the rector of the parish at the age of 24; he was a friend of Samuel Johnson, who was a frequent visitor to the Rectory.
The Church
The church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
The church floor was designed by Lord Alwyne Compton, Bishop of Ely, and includes the motto of the Marquesses of Northampton.
Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick and other members of the Garrick Club, were friends of the then rector and as well as staying in the village worshipped in the church. The chief monument is to Sir Christopher Yelverton, a Speaker of the House of Commons, who composed the prayer which is still said daily in Parliament. Yelverton's son Henry was Attorney-General to James I.
The missing manor house
The village once housed a manor house. The house was purchased by the Compton family from Castle Ashby and they had the house demolished. All that now remains is the plot of the house surrounded by Lebanon Cedars.