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Arthingworth is a civil parish and village in the West Northamptonshire area of the county of Northamptonshire, England.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 238.[2]

Arthingworth
St. Andrew's Church, Arthingworth
Arthingworth Location within Northamptonshire
Population	231 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP755815
District	West Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARKET HARBOROUGH
Postcode district	LE16
Dialling code	01858
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.4263°N 0.8911°W / 52.4263; -0.8911

The villages name probably means, 'enclosure connected with Earn(a)'.[3]

Location and communications

The nearest towns are Market Harborough about 4 miles (6.4 km) north and Kettering 9 miles (14.5 km) east via the A14 road which connects the town to the M1, M6 and M11 motorways.

Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Kelmarsh railway station about 1 mile south-west of the village and running trains between Northampton in the south and Market Harborough in the north.

Administration

The village has its own Parish Council.[4]

Notable buildings

The Historic England website contains details of a total of eight listed buildings in the parish of Arthingworth, all of which are Grade II apart from St Andrew's Church, which is Grade II*.[5] They include:

• St Andrew's Church, Braybrooke Road[6]
• Arthingworth Lodge, Kelmarsh Road[7]
• Arthingworth Manor. This was left as a shell in 1967 revealing walls probably from an older house. A stable block remains, now converted to a house but incorporating the Manor House staircase.[8]
• Bosworth House[9]
• Glebe House, Kelmarsh Road[10]
• Hall Farmhouse, Oxendon Road[11]

References

External links

• Map sources for Arthingworth
• Arthingworth in the Domesday Book

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