Wilbarston

Wilbarston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire in the Welland valley. It is administered as part of North Northamptonshire and is five miles east of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough, via the A427. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 767 people,[1] including Pipewell but reducing slightly to 753 at the 2011 Census.[2] A Community Governance Review concluded in February 2015 resulted in the ward of Pipewell becoming part of the civil parish of Rushton.

Wilbarston
All Saints' church, Wilbarston
Wilbarston is located in Northamptonshire
Wilbarston
Wilbarston
Location within Northamptonshire
Population753 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP8188
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Harborough
Postcode districtLE16
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Wilbeorht'.[3]

It has no secondary schools, but one primary school - Wilbarston C of E Primary School[4] - that dates back to 1845. It was built with the intention of serving seven villages: Wilbarston, Stoke Albany, Dingley, Weston by Welland, Sutton Bassett, Ashley and Brampton Ash.

Despite being located in Northamptonshire, the village postal town and postcode are Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16.[5]

References
  1. Office for National Statistics: Wilbarston CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 30 November 2009
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. "Key to English Place-names".
  4. School website
  5. Royal Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2020

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