Caldecott, Northamptonshire

Caldecott is a hamlet in the North Northamptonshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) east of the centre of Rushden and 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of Raunds. Caldecott is in the civil parish of Chelveston cum Caldecott, less than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of Chelveston.

Not to be confused with Caldecote, Northamptonshire.

Caldecott
Parish church of St John the Baptist
Caldecott is located in Northamptonshire
Caldecott
Caldecott
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP989689
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWellingborough
Postcode districtNN9
Dialling code01933
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteChelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish Council

The villages name means 'Cold cottages'[1]

Parish Church

The Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist is in Caldecott Road between Caldecott and Chelveston. The earliest parts of the church are 13th-century, including the north tower. Part of the chancel is 14th-century. The south porch was built in 1635.[2] The arcades were rebuilt and the north aisle added in 1849–50 to designs by the architect E. F. Law.[3] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

The north tower has a ring of five bells, but currently they are unringable. Accordingly a new electronic bell sound system was installed in 2012.

Church Bells

Henry Penn of Peterborough cast the second and tenor bells in 1727. Thomas I Eayre of Kettering cast the treble bell in 1744. Robert Taylor of Loughborough cast the third and fourth bells in 1819.[4]

References
  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*) (1040380)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 148.
  4. Dawson, George (20 January 2011). "Chelveston S John Bapt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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