Holdenby is an English village and civil parish about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Northampton in West Northamptonshire. The parish population measured by the 2011 census was 170.[2] The village name means "Halfdan's/Haldan's farm/settlement".[3]

Holdenby
Holdenby House
Holdenby is located in Northamptonshire
Holdenby
Holdenby
Location within Northamptonshire
Population100 (2001 Census[1])
170. (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP6967
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°18′04″N 0°58′55″W / 52.301°N 0.982°W / 52.301; -0.982

Prominent buildings

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The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868.[4]

Holdenby House has associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the Marlborough family. It is Holdenby's principal building.

Namesake

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The affluent neighbourhood of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles was named after Holdenby by the millionaire Arthur Letts Sr., after the place of his birth.[5]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Area selected: Daventry (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  4. ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, p. 261.
  5. ^ "Holmby Hills Homeowners Association - History". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

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