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Church Brampton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Church with Chapel Brampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. Together with nearby Chapel Brampton the two villages are known as The Bramptons. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 251 people.[1] On 1 April 2009 the parish was abolished and merged with Chapel Brampton to form "Church with Chapel Brampton".[2]
The villages name means 'Broom farm/settlement'.[3]
Its church, St. Botolph's, dates back to the early 13th century. Just outside the village are two golf clubs, Church Brampton's Northamptonshire County Golf Course and the Brampton Heath golf course, a public course.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Church Brampton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 8 November 2009
- ^ "Kettering Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
External links
- A Tale of Two Villages: A Perambulation of Church with Chapel Brampton by Jack Wagstaff, a long-time resident of Chapel Brampton
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