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Coordinates: 52°20′13″N 0°32′53″W / 52.337°N 0.548°W
Chelveston 
Chelveston
Chelveston shown within NorthamptonshirePopulation 541 (2001) OS grid reference SP9972 District East Northamptonshire Shire county Northamptonshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town WELLINGBOROUGH Postcode district NN9 Dialling code 01933 Police Northamptonshire Fire Northamptonshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Wellingborough List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire Chelveston is a small village in Northamptonshire, England and is part of the East Northamptonshire district. To the south is the hamlet of Caldecott and the settlement of Chelston Rise which together comprise the civil parish called Chelveston-cum-Caldecott.
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History
The last lords of the manor of Chelveston were the Disbrowe family, and the last lord, Lt. Col. Henry Edward Disbrowe Wise CBE, who had inherited the title from his mother, sold off the last of the family's estate properties in Chelveston at auction in July 1919. Disbrowe-Wise moved to other family properties in South Derbyshire.[1]
RAF Chelveston
Main article: RAF ChelvestonNearby is the former airfield of RAF Chelveston. A new memorial to the 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy) who operated out of the airfield, was unveiled in the centre of the village on 26 May 2007.
Chelston Rise
Beyond Caldecott is a settlement of 50 houses which were formerly used by the US Air Force to house families working at nearby bases. The site is now owned by the William Pears Group. Some of the housess have been privately rented out and others sold privately. This community has been renamed Chelston Rise (from the old name for Chelveston).
Nearby Settlements
- Ringstead, Keyston, Stanwick, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Thrapston, Hargrave, Wellingborough, Irthlingborough, Raunds, Great Addington
References
External links
Categories:- Villages in Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire geography stubs
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