Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe and Thorpe Achurch
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Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe and Thorpe Achurch is the name of a civil parish
in the English
county of Northamptonshire
.
Forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire
its main settlements are Achurch
, Thorpe Waterville
and Wigsthorpe
. The parish includes Lilford Hall
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
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Forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area...
its main settlements are Achurch
Achurch
Achurch is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It was called Asechirce in the Domesday Book....
, Thorpe Waterville
Thorpe Waterville
Thorpe Waterville is a village in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is combined with Achurch to form the ecclesiastical parish of 'Thorpe Achurch'; in turn this is added to another combined parish, Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe, to form the civil parish of Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe and Thorpe Achurch...
and Wigsthorpe
Wigsthorpe
Wigsthorpe is a hamlet in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire, south of the town of Oundle and the village of Barnwell.It is in East Northamptonshire district and is part of the civil parish of Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe and Thorpe Achurch....
. The parish includes Lilford Hall
Lilford Hall
Lilford Hall is a Grade 1 listed stately 100-room home having a Jacobean exterior and Georgian interior with a floor area, located in the eastern part of the County of Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom, south of Oundle and north of Thrapston. A Grade 1 listed building is considered by the UK...
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