Hill forts · East Midlands
Faxton
In or near Lamport.
Faxton — human settlement in Lamport, West Northamptonshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kettering · 8.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Faxton, the nearest railway station is Kettering, located 8.4 km away. Entry to the hill-fort is free.
About
Faxton is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "human settlement in Lamport, West Northamptonshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3688°, -0.8490°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Faxton is an abandoned village in the civil parish of Lamport, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire in England. The site is a scheduled monument. Nearby are the villages of Old, Lamport and Mawsley and the Northampton and Lamport Railway. There is now just one house standing on this remote hilltop location, overlooking rolling farmland.
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Background
History
It is believed that the name Faxton comes from a Scandinavian personal name Fakr and the Anglo-Saxon tun, meaning Fakr's Farm. This would indicate that Faxton grew from a Viking or Norse settler's farmstead and that the name would date from approximately the 9th century. The Domesday Book of 1086 names Faxton as the Manor of Fextone, noting that the population was of approximately 60 to 80 people. Archaeological evidence has been found of settlement at Faxton as early as around 1200. The village is documented as having consisted of a church, a rectory, a hall, an aviary, almshouse and a number of ponds. In 1730 Lady Danvers founded the parish's almshouses for four persons and, six years…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3688, -0.8490
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Old
- Postcode
- NN6 9RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Daventry
- Nearest railway station
- Kettering — 8.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5438869 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Faxton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: WLA vanda Nicolls monument.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Faxton?
- Faxton is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN6 9RL), in the parish of Old.
- What is Faxton?
- Faxton — human settlement in Lamport, West Northamptonshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Faxton?
- The nearest railway station is Kettering, about 8.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NN6 9RL.
- Is Faxton a listed building?
- Faxton is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Faxton a protected site?
- Yes — Faxton is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Faxton free to visit?
- Yes, Faxton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Faxton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NN6 9RL. It sits within the Daventry parliamentary constituency.