Tiffield
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Tiffield is a village and civil parish
in the English
county of Northamptonshire
; it is located north of the town of Towcester
between the A5 road to its west and the A43 road to its east.
shows 370 residents, evenly split between male and female, 185 each living in 142 dwellings.
, Voluntary Aided and has two classrooms. The old Victorian
school building, used for KS2 and a 1960s mobile classroom for KS1, was to be demolished in summer 2008 and replaced by a modern classroom behind the Victorian building. Most pupils who leave the school progress to Sponne School
in Towcester. There is a church dedicated to St John the Baptist and a pub ("The George"). It also has a pocket park
and a playing field, Claydon's Field, which was opened in 1979 after 8 years of fundraising by villagers.
The village has one main road, which runs from the St. John's turning on the A43 to the village of Gayton
. Two 1960s roads exist: Pigeon Hill at the southern end of the village and Meadow Rise at the northern end. The village is approximately ½ mile long. It is linked directly to Gayton
and Eastcote
by road.
Tiffield Pocket Park was declared a Local Nature Reserve
in 2008. The Pocket Park land was originally part of the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway, which was closed in the 1960s. It now is a linear trail connecting several footpaths and rights of way. Three orchid species are found within the Pocket Park and may be seen flowering between April to June (depending on the season).
many years ago and, before that the Northampton Society's Reformatory School for Boys which opened on 21 January 1856.
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,...
; it is located north of the town of Towcester
Towcester
Towcester , the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in south Northamptonshire, England.-Etymology:Towcester comes from the Old English Tófe-ceaster. Tófe refers to the River Tove; Bosworth and Toller compare it to the "Scandinavian proper names" Tófi and Tófa...
between the A5 road to its west and the A43 road to its east.
Demographics
The 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
shows 370 residents, evenly split between male and female, 185 each living in 142 dwellings.
Facilities
The primary school, one of the smallest in the country, with just 46 pupils in the 2007/08 academic year. It is Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, Voluntary Aided and has two classrooms. The old Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
school building, used for KS2 and a 1960s mobile classroom for KS1, was to be demolished in summer 2008 and replaced by a modern classroom behind the Victorian building. Most pupils who leave the school progress to Sponne School
Sponne School
Sponne is the oldest secondary school in Northamptonshire, and one of the oldest in the country.Part of the school was originally Towcester Grammar School, until Grammar schools were abolished in Northamptonshire...
in Towcester. There is a church dedicated to St John the Baptist and a pub ("The George"). It also has a pocket park
Pocket park
A pocket park, parkette or mini-park is a small park accessible to the general public. In some areas they are called miniparks or vest-pocket parks....
and a playing field, Claydon's Field, which was opened in 1979 after 8 years of fundraising by villagers.
The village has one main road, which runs from the St. John's turning on the A43 to the village of Gayton
Gayton, Northamptonshire
Gayton is a rural village from Northampton town centre in South Northamptonshire. It is situated on a hill close to the larger villages of Bugbrooke, Milton Malsor and Blisworth, with a linked public footpath network. -History:...
. Two 1960s roads exist: Pigeon Hill at the southern end of the village and Meadow Rise at the northern end. The village is approximately ½ mile long. It is linked directly to Gayton
Gayton, Northamptonshire
Gayton is a rural village from Northampton town centre in South Northamptonshire. It is situated on a hill close to the larger villages of Bugbrooke, Milton Malsor and Blisworth, with a linked public footpath network. -History:...
and Eastcote
Eastcote, Northamptonshire
Eastcote is a small village in the shire county of Northamptonshire , England. It is approximately 7 miles from the county town of Northampton.-Governance:...
by road.
Tiffield Pocket Park was declared a Local Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in 2008. The Pocket Park land was originally part of the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway, which was closed in the 1960s. It now is a linear trail connecting several footpaths and rights of way. Three orchid species are found within the Pocket Park and may be seen flowering between April to June (depending on the season).
The Gateway School
The Gateway school teaches more than 50 pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. It moved from its old building in Raeburn Road, Northampton in May 2008 which cost £6.4m of government funding. The official opening ceremony was attended by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester. The site was occupied by an Approved SchoolApproved School
Approved School is a term formerly used in the United Kingdom to mean a particular kind of residential institution to which young people could be sent by a court, usually for committing offences but sometimes because they were deemed to be beyond parental control...
many years ago and, before that the Northampton Society's Reformatory School for Boys which opened on 21 January 1856.