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Coordinates: 52°35′46″N 0°32′24″W / 52.596°N 0.54°W
Duddington
Duddington Village
Duddington shown within NorthamptonshireOS grid reference SK988011 District East Northamptonshire Shire county Northamptonshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district PE9 Police Northamptonshire Fire Northamptonshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Corby List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire Duddington is a small picturesque village in Northamptonshire, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 roads, and is 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the town of Stamford.
The parishes of Duddington and Fineshade were amalgamated in 1988.[1]
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The Church
The church, a Grade II Listed Building, is dedicated to Saint Mary and is made of stone in the Norman and Early English styles.[2] It was built in the late 12th century, with additions in the next two centuries. The chancel was rebuilt and the church restored in 1844.[3]
The Manor House
The Manor House is a Grade II Listed Building, belonged to the Jackson family since it was built (datestone 1633), and extended during the 18th & 19th Centuries.[2]
References
- ^ "Duddington". East-Northants Online. East Northamptonshire Council. 2002-2006. http://www.east-northantsonline.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?id=571. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Church of St Mary, Duddington With Fineshade". British Listed Buildings. British Listed Buildings Online. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-232955-church-of-st-mary-duddington-with-finesh. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Pastscape". English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1342219&sort=2&rational=m&recordsperpage=60&maplat=52.59878281&maplong=-0.54036461&mapisa=2000&mapist=os&mapilo=-0.5404&mapila=52.5988&mapiloe=w&mapilan=n&mapios=SK988011&mapigrn=301150&mapigre=498850&mapipc=&p=1&move=n&nor=114&recfc=0. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
External links
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