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Holdenby

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OS grid reference
  
SP6967

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Northampton

Shire county
  
Northamptonshire

Dialling code
  
01604

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Monday 11:22 AM

District
  
Daventry District

UK parliament constituency
  
Daventry

Holdenby

Population
  
100 (2001 Census) 170. (2011 Census)

Weather
  
11°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 62% Humidity

Holdenby is a village and civil parish about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Northampton in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 170.

Contents

Map of Holdenby, UK

The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868.

Holdenby House, with its associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the Marlborough family, is Holdenby's principal building.

The affluent neighbourhood of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles was created as Holdenby's namesake by millionaire Arthur Letts, after the place of his birth.

Notable people

  • John Charles Cox, Rector of Holdenby and local historian
  • References

    Holdenby Wikipedia