Armston is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Polebrook, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 22.[1]
Armston | |
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![]() The River Nene in Armston | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
OS grid reference | TL059859 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
Postcode district | PE8 |
Dialling code | 01832 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
History
editThe hamlets name means 'Eorm's/Earnmund's farm/settlement'.[2] In 1866 Armston became a civil parish,[3] on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Polebrook.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics Armston Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Relationships and changes Armston Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Oundle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
edit- Media related to Armston at Wikimedia Commons
- Armston in the Domesday Book