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Eydon

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Eydon is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, about north-east of Banbury. [1]

59 relations: Archbishops' Council, Archibald Constable, Aston le Walls, Banbury, Baptismal font, Bay (architecture), Bellfounding, Boddington, Northamptonshire, British Rail, Byfield, Northamptonshire, Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, Chancel, Change ringing, Church of England, Church of England parish church, Civil parish, Daventry, Daventry (UK Parliament constituency), Domesday Book, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, England in the Middle Ages, English church monuments, English country house, Eydon Hall, Fief, Gothic Revival architecture, Great Central Main Line, Hertford, Hide (unit), Hugh de Grandmesnil, Inclosure Acts, John Bacon (1777–1859), John Taylor & Co, Leicester Castle, Loughborough, Manorialism, Nave, Neighbourhood Statistics, Norman architecture, Northampton Sand, Northamptonshire, Office for National Statistics, Open-field system, Parliament of Great Britain, Penguin Books, Pub, Richard Charles Hussey, Ridge and furrow, River Cherwell, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, ..., Saint Nicholas, South Northamptonshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, Tomb effigy, United Kingdom census, 2011, Victoria County History, Victorian restoration, Watermill, Woodford Halse. Expand index (9 more) »

Archbishops' Council

The Archbishops' Council is a part of the governance structures of the Church of England.

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Archibald Constable

Archibald David Constable (24 February 1774 – 21 July 1827) was a Scottish publisher, bookseller and stationer.

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Aston le Walls

Aston le Walls is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England, close by the border with Oxfordshire.

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Banbury

Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England.

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Baptismal font

A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism.

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Bay (architecture)

In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment.

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Bellfounding

Bellfounding is the casting of bells in a foundry for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings.

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Boddington, Northamptonshire

Boddington is a civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England, about north-east of Banbury off the A361 road.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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Byfield, Northamptonshire

Byfield is a village and civil parish forming part of the Daventry district in Northamptonshire, England.

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Central Council of Church Bell Ringers

The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (CCCBR) is an organisation founded in 1891 which represents ringers of church bells in the English style.

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Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.

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Change ringing

Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a controlled manner to produce variations in their striking sequences.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Church of England parish church

A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, the parish – since the 19th century called the ecclesiastical parish (outside meetings of the church) to avoid confusion with the civil parish which many towns and villages have.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Daventry

Daventry (historically) is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 25,026.

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Daventry (UK Parliament constituency)

Daventry is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chris Heaton-Harris of the Conservative Party.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.

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Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers

Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers (known to ringers as "Dove's Guide" or simply "Dove") is the standard reference to the rings of bells hung for English-style full-circle bell ringing.

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England in the Middle Ages

England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the medieval period, from the end of the 5th century through to the start of the Early Modern period in 1485.

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English church monuments

A church monument is an architectural or sculptural memorial to a deceased person or persons, located within a Christian church.

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English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

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Eydon Hall

thumb Eydon Hall is a Palladian stately home near the village of Eydon, in Northamptonshire.

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Fief

A fief (feudum) was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty (or "in fee") in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the personal ceremonies of homage and fealty.

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Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England.

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Great Central Main Line

The Great Central Main Line (GCML), also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR), is a former railway line in the United Kingdom.

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Hertford

Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county.

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Hide (unit)

The hide was an English unit of land measurement originally intended to represent the amount of land sufficient to support a household.

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Hugh de Grandmesnil

Hugh de Grandmesnil (1032 – 22 February 1098), also known as Hugues or Hugo de Grentmesnil or Grentemesnil, is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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Inclosure Acts

The Inclosure Acts were a series of Acts of Parliament that empowered enclosure of open fields and common land in England and Wales, creating legal property rights to land that was previously held in common.

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John Bacon (1777–1859)

John Bacon (1777–1859), also known as John Bacon Junior to distinguish him from his more famous father, was an English sculptor.

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John Taylor & Co

John Taylor & Co, commonly known as Taylor's Bell Foundry, Taylor's of Loughborough, or simply Taylor's, is the world's largest working bell foundry.

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Leicester Castle

Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire.

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Loughborough

Loughborough is a town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, seat of Charnwood Borough Council, and home to Loughborough University.

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Manorialism

Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society.

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Nave

The nave is the central aisle of a basilica church, or the main body of a church (whether aisled or not) between its rear wall and the far end of its intersection with the transept at the chancel.

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Neighbourhood Statistics

The Neighbourhood Statistics Service (NeSS) was established in 2001 by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) - then part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), now Communities and Local Government (CLG) - to provide good quality small area data to support the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal agenda.

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Norman architecture

The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Northampton Sand

The Northampton Sand, sometimes called the Northamptonshire Sand is a geological formation of Jurassic age found in the East Midlands of England.

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.), archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.

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Open-field system

The open-field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages and lasted into the 20th century in parts of western Europe, Russia, Iran and Turkey.

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Parliament of Great Britain

The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a British publishing house.

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Pub

A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.

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Richard Charles Hussey

Richard Charles Hussey, often referred to as R. C. Hussey, was a British architect.

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Ridge and furrow

Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges (Medieval Latin sliones) and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages, typical of the open field system.

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River Cherwell

The River Cherwell is a major tributary of the River Thames in central England.

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Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England

The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) was a government advisory body responsible for documenting buildings and monuments of archaeological, architectural and historical importance in England.

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Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas (Ἅγιος Νικόλαος,, Sanctus Nicolaus; 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also called Nikolaos of Myra or Nicholas of Bari, was Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor (modern-day Demre, Turkey), and is a historic Christian saint.

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South Northamptonshire

South Northamptonshire is a district in Northamptonshire, England.

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Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway

The Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway (SMJR) was a railway company formed at the beginning of 1909 by the merger of three earlier companies.

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Tomb effigy

A tomb effigy, usually a recumbent effigy or in French gisant (French, “recumbent”) is a sculpted figure on a tomb monument depicting in effigy the deceased.

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United Kingdom census, 2011

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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Victoria County History

The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England.

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Victorian restoration

The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria.

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Watermill

A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower.

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Woodford Halse

Woodford Halse is a village about south of Daventry in Northamptonshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eydon

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