Achurch

Achurch

Achurch (formerly Asenciran sometimes Thorpe Achurch) is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It was called Asechirce in the Domesday Book.

It is part of the civil parish of Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe and Thorpe Achurch and the district of East Northamptonshire. It has lent its name to people's surnames who are believed to have originated from the village.

External links

* [http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/10pic.htm? A series of ten photographs and some further details of the village]
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