Sywell

Sywell is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 792.[1]

Sywell
Sywell is located in Northamptonshire
Sywell
Sywell
Location within Northamptonshire
Population792 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP825675
Civil parish
  • Sywell
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
The village sign - Sywell

The name Sywell is thought to mean "seven wells".[2]

Facilities

The facilities found in the village include:

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.

Pevsner on Sywell

The church at 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. There is a stained glass window by Thomas Willement dating from 1839, which is very fine. 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.

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.

The church's plate dates from 1816 and is the work of Patten.

The airfield hosts an annual concert called "Music in the Air". A combination of classical music and aviation.

References

  • The Buildings of England - Northamptonshire. N Pevsner (Second edition). ISBN 0-300-09632-1
  • Dictionary of National Biography
Aviation Museum at Sywell
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