| Sywell | |
  Sywell shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 811 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Northampton |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Northampton North |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
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Facilities
The facilities found in the village include:
- The Church (St Peter & St Paul). Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and
- Sywell Aerodrome, opened in 1928 and active during World War II
- Aviation Museum
- The Horsehoe pub
- Overstone Squash Club
- Overstone Solarium (caravan park)
- The Miller's Oven (family pub)
- Sywell Reservoir (redundant as a working reservoir and now a country park). Sywell Aerodrome is the local aerodrome serving Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering as it is situated midway between these towns Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the A recreational vehicle park (RV park or caravan park is a place where people with Recreational vehicles can stay overnight or longer in alloted spaces known as pitches Sywell Reservoir is a former Drinking water reservoir near the village of Sywell in East Northamptonshire, England. A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment
- Overstone Park Cricket Club
Other
The Ecton Lane part of the village is built just inside the walls of Overstone Hall; the estate wall is of fine quality and in village folklore is said to be seven feet high, be seven miles long and took seven men seven years to build. History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological
Pevsner on Sywell
Church - this has a short tower dating to the 13th century. The pretty stair projection found in the west side of the church is not medieval as it appears. Renovations dating from the 1870s have left the church with an odd feel. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G There is a stained glass window by Willement dating from 1839, which is very fine. For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It uses heraldic glass dating from 1580.
Sywell Hall - the hall has a long straight front with two small and one larger gable ends. The house appears to originally date from Elizabethan times. Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era
Village - many local houses were rebuilt by Lady Overstone in the 1860s - with the (old) school dating to 1861 and the rectory's rebuilding to 1862. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday
The church's plate dates from 1816 and is the work of Patten. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
The airfield hosts an annual concert called "Music in the Air"[1]. A combination of classical Music and Aviation
Links with the village from the Dictionary of National Biography
- Anthony Jenkinson, merchant, sea-captain, and traveller married Judith Mersh of Sywell in 1567. In 1578 he bought the village from his father in law and moved to the village.
- Lewis Atterbury was appointed Rector of the village in 1684. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic
- William Lancaster (died 1717) - scholar; was married to a daughter of a Mr Wilmer from Sywell. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- Admiral Sir Watkin Owen was the son of Samuel Pell of Sywell Hall. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers
- Bishop Archibald Robertson (Bishop of Exeter) was born at Sywell in 1853. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Archibald Robertson may refer to Archibald Robertson (physician (1789–1864 Scottish physician grandfather of the bishop The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
- William Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1450) was the eldest son of Thomas Tresham of Sywell. His Worship William Tresham JP (d 23 September 1450 was a British lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords He was also the father of another speaker Thomas Tresham (died 1471). Sir Thomas Tresham (d 6 May 1471 was a British politician soldier and administrator
External links
References
- The Buildings of England - Northamptonshire. N Pevsner (Second edition). ISBN 0-300-09632-1
- Dictionary of National Biography
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