Easton Maudit

Easton Maudit is a small village and civil parish in rural Northamptonshire. It takes its name from the Maudit (or Mauduit) family who purchased the estate at what was then just Easton, in 1131. There was no residential landowner in the village until 1578 when the village was acquired by Sir Christopher Yelverton.infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.2193
longitude= -0.6992
official_name= Easton Maudit
population = 88
shire_district= Wellingborough
shire_county = Northamptonshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster= Wellingborough
post_town= NORTHAMPTON|postcode_district = NN29
postcode_area= NN |dial_code= 01933
os_grid_reference= SP888587

Thomas Percy was made the rector of the parish at the age of 24; he was a friend of Samuel Johnson, who was a frequent visitor to the Rectory.

The Church

The church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.

The church floor was designed by Lord Alwyne Compton, Bishop of Ely, and includes the motto of the Marquesses of Northampton.

Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick and other members of the Garrick Club worshipped in the church. The chief monument is to Sir Christopher Yelverton, a Speaker of the House of Commons, who composed the prayer which is still said daily in Parliament. Yelverton's son Henry was Attorney-General to James I.

The missing manor house

The village once housed a fine manor house. The house was purchased by the Compton family from Castle Ashby and they had the house demolished. All that now remains is the plot of the house surrounded by magnificent Lebanon Cedars.

Other information

*Derek Nimmo the actor is buried in the graveyard.
*There is a fine set of Roman remains in the village (see link below)
*Manor Farm riding school is located in the village
*Outside the churchyard are the remains of a large oak tree - the shell of which is now artificially supported.

External links

* [http://www.eastonvilla.com Website for the excavation of the Romano-British villa at Easton Maudit]

Other village pictures