Coordinates: 52°05′N 1°11′W / 52.09°N 1.19°W
| Greatworth | |
  Greatworth
Greatworth shown within Northamptonshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Greatworth |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX17 |
| Dialling code | 01295 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Greatworth is a village about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Brackley, Northamptonshire.
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History
The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter was built in the 13th century and the bell tower was added in about 1300.[1] The architect H.R. Gough rebuilt the chancel arch in 1882.[1] In 2005 a new ring of six bells was hung in the tower.[2] St. Peter's parish is now part of the Chenderit benefice.[3]
Greatworth Manor House burned down in 1793, and only its ornate gatepiers remain.[1]
In the 19th century a branch of the Stratford on Avon and Midland Junction Railway was built past Greatworth, joining the Buckinghamshire Railway at Cockley Brake Junction 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. British Railways closed the branch line in the middle of the 20th century.
RAF Greatworth
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RAF Greatworth[4] was an RAF Radio Communications station from early in the 1950sTemplate:Air ministry* purchased the land in 1949 until 1988.[citation needed] It was then leased to the U.S.[clarification needed] until February 1992Template:Recorded in Hansard 2004? when it was handed back to the Ministry of Defence.[citation needed] The site is now Greatworth Park trading estate, for which the original RAF buildings have been retained and extended.
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Amenities
Greatworth has a post office, a social club and a primary school.[5]
Greatworth has one public house, The Inn,[6] that belongs to the Hook Norton Brewery.
References
- ^ a b c Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 239
- ^ Chenderit Benefice: St. Peter, Greatworth
- ^ Chenderit Benefice
- ^ Royal Air Force Greatworth: Number 962 Signals Unit
- ^ Greatworth Primary School
- ^ The Inn, Greatworth
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973). The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 239. ISBN 0 14 071022 1.
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