Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population at the 2001 census was 188,[1] including Canons Abbey and increasing to 216 at the 2011 census.[2]
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![]() St Peter and St Paul's Church in Preston Capes | |
![]() ![]() Preston Capes Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 216 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP5754 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Daventry |
Postcode district | NN11 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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The village's name means "Priest Farm/Settlement". The village was owned by Hugo filius Nicholai de Capes in 1234.[3]
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
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