Brixworth

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Brixworth
latitude= 52.32930
longitude= -0.90379
civil_parish= Brixworth
population = 5,162 (2001 Census)
shire_district= Daventry district
shire_county= Northamptonshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster= Daventry
post_town= NORTHAMPTON
postcode_district = NN6
postcode_area= NN
dial_code= 01604
os_grid_reference= SP748707

Brixworth is a large village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 5,162 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790470 ONS statistics] ] .

Location

The village is located around convert|5|mi|km|0 north of Northampton next to the A508 road, now by-passed, and about convert|8|mi|km|0 south of Market Harborough. Appx convert|3|mi|km|0 north of the village there is a junction with the A14 road which runs from the M1 and M6 motorway interchange at Catthorpe east to Cambridge and the east coast port of Felixstowe. The village is popular with commuters to Leicester, Peterborough, Birmingham and London. The nearest railway stations are at Northmapton, for London Euston, and Market Harborough for London St Pancras.

Features

Just east of the village is the large Pitsford Reservoir, Brampton Valley Way, and Northampton & Lamport Railway.

The village contains one of the oldest, largest and most complete Saxon churches in the country: All Saints' church, founded circa 680AD described by many experts as " 'The finest Saxon church north of the Alps' ". There is another nearby Saxon church at Earls Barton, east of Northampton.

The area around Brixworth once had a large ironstone quarrying industry, and several industrial railways existed in the area to serve it. Today, the rural nature of Brixworth conceals world-class engineering: many Indianapolis and Formula One championships have been won with racing engines built barely 800 yards from the ancient Saxon church, part of whose tower masonry is held safe by an advanced steel tension bar designed and donated by ILMOR Engines, who also sponsor many other clubs and associations in the village. The ILMOR " 'factory" ' filters the noise and heat of the engines under test through large water tanks to both reduce the noise and heat the factory.

Brixworth has a local football team called the Brixworth Juniors Football Club, which encourages children of all ages throughout the community to be active and play sport. It has produced many successful footballers, including Northampton Town Football Club's Liam Dolman.

There is a free village newspaper, the " 'Brixworth Bulletin' ".

A small retail park has " 'The Brixworth Fish Bar, Lovells Hardware, Co-op Store, Post Office and KF Troop & Son fruiterers.

External links

* [http://freespace.virgin.net/caroline.monk/ Brixworth Home Page]
* [http://www.brixworthonline.com/ Brixworth Online]
* [http://www.brixworthvillagehall.co.uk/ Brixworth Village Hall]
* [http://www.brixworthdirectory.co.uk/ Brixworth Directory]

References