Barton Seagrave
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Barton Seagrave is a village
and civil parish
in the Kettering borough
of Northamptonshire
, England. The Domesday Book
records the village name as Bertone. The village is a suburb of Kettering
and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of the town centre. The A6 road from London to Leicester
runs south-east to north-west and partly on the route of the busy A14 road
south of the village and which joins M1 motorway
junction 19 (Catthorpe Interchange
) with east coast port of Felixstowe
. The River Ise
flows north to south west of the village separating it from Wicksteed Park
.
it had a population of 4,185, 2,029 males and 2156 females in 1,751 households.
are Barton Seagrave County Primary School and Latimer Arts College
secondary school
.
There is a village shop on Gotch Road (Budgen's Stores), a full-service Post Office in St Botolph's Road, a petrol station A6 on the outermost limits of the village. There is a Community Centre in Castle Way.
There is a pocket park
, Wallis Spinney, a strip of woodland which lies within the Ise Valley, south-east of the church, with access off Bevoir Drive. The Spinney is cut into three areas by a road and a tarmac footpath and is the site of ancient woodland of mainly ash and field maple, which was neglected, but is now being cared for. The site now has accessible paths and information signs to welcome visitors, and is of great benefit to the adjacent Latimer School. It is named after a local farmer, Samuel Wallis, and was part Wicksteed Park. It is thought that most trees were planted in the 17th century, although it is probable that woodland was present prior to this. There is evidence of coppicing, hedge-laying and a boundary ditch, possibly from a medieval field system.
is within walking distance of Wicksteed Park which forms a welcome green belt
between the village and Kettering
. Encroaching the village
are currently new warehouse
developments along the A14 built on former agricultural
land. The A6 road forms the other major village
border
.
A controversial plan to build 450 homes at Barton Seagrave was approved in June 2009. Kettering Council's planning committee granted developers Redrow Homes outline planning permission to build on land off Polwell Lane in the village close to Wicksteed Park. More than 100 people opposed to the development attended the meeting. The decision was met with jeers from residents, some who threw agenda documents towards councillors and continued to argue after the decision.
An action group was set up to fight the proposals.
church dedicated to St Botolph, parts of which date back to 1120-1130 AD. Much of the rest is 13th century. There are memorials to Jane Floyde (d.1616) wife of Hugh Floyde, rector, who is depicted at a prayer desk attended by five children, and also to three John Bridges (d.1712), the county historian (d.1724) and another (d.1741). The Bridges family lived at Barton Seagrave Hall. Barton Seagrave War Memorial is in the church grounds.
. John was Sheriff
of Northampton
in 1675. His son John Bridges (1666–1742) inherited the house. He was an antiquarian and a Fellow of the Royal Society. The house passed to his brother, William (1668–1741) who carried out more renovations started by his father - the date 1725 being on the lead rain-water heads. However, he fell into debt and was forced to mortgage the house in 1733. Later that century the house was owned by the Wilcox family then Richard Tibbits whose son was responsible for modernising the house further. Lady Mary Isabella Hood-Tibbits lived at the house for many years until her death in 1904 when the house came up for sale and was bought by Charles Wicksteed. He laid out Wicksteed Park within its boundaries. On his death, the house and the park passed to the Wicksteed Village Trust. It was a hotel for a while, then a nursing home for the elderly. It now houses part of the NHS on the ground floor. The first floor and stables accommodate the artists and designers.is on the north side of the road. The house is of two stories, of limestone and roofed with Collyweston
slates. The main front faces south and has projecting end-wings with plain gables and a middle gabled porch of two stories with classic doorway. A wing at the east end containing a number of small rooms appears to be older than the rest of the building. The Orangery
is a grade I Listed Building.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Kettering borough
Kettering (borough)
Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after its main town Kettering where the council is based. It borders onto the District of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, the Borough of Corby, the District of East...
of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England. The Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
records the village name as Bertone. The village is a suburb of Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of the town centre. The A6 road from London to Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
runs south-east to north-west and partly on the route of the busy A14 road
A14 road
The A14 is a major road in England, running from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E24 and E30....
south of the village and which joins M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
junction 19 (Catthorpe Interchange
Catthorpe Interchange
The Catthorpe Interchange is a major intersection at the southern end of the M6, the western end of the A14 and Junction 19 of the M1 near the village of Catthorpe in Leicestershire, England...
) with east coast port of Felixstowe
Felixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
. The River Ise
River Ise
The River Ise is a river in Northamptonshire, England and a tributary of the River Nene.The river rises in the very field that hosted the Battle of Naseby at the north-western tip of Northamptonshire...
flows north to south west of the village separating it from Wicksteed Park
Wicksteed Park
Wicksteed Park is an amusement park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. The park opened in 1921. It is believed to be the oldest amusement park in England; however, the Blackgang Chine theme park on the Isle of Wight is considerably older...
.
Demographics
At the 2001 CensusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
it had a population of 4,185, 2,029 males and 2156 females in 1,751 households.
Governance
Barton Seagrave has its own Parish Council and forms the Barton ward of Kettering Borough Council. It is in the Wickstead division of Northamptonshire County Council.Facilities
Schools in the villageVillage
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
are Barton Seagrave County Primary School and Latimer Arts College
Latimer Arts College
The Latimer Arts College is a College in Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire, England, teaching students aged 11 to 18. The College is heavily subscribed, with approximately 1150 students. The college is also home to the Masque theatre, a popular theatre in the area which is used by both the school...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
.
There is a village shop on Gotch Road (Budgen's Stores), a full-service Post Office in St Botolph's Road, a petrol station A6 on the outermost limits of the village. There is a Community Centre in Castle Way.
There is a pocket park
Pocket park
A pocket park, parkette or mini-park is a small park accessible to the general public. In some areas they are called miniparks or vest-pocket parks....
, Wallis Spinney, a strip of woodland which lies within the Ise Valley, south-east of the church, with access off Bevoir Drive. The Spinney is cut into three areas by a road and a tarmac footpath and is the site of ancient woodland of mainly ash and field maple, which was neglected, but is now being cared for. The site now has accessible paths and information signs to welcome visitors, and is of great benefit to the adjacent Latimer School. It is named after a local farmer, Samuel Wallis, and was part Wicksteed Park. It is thought that most trees were planted in the 17th century, although it is probable that woodland was present prior to this. There is evidence of coppicing, hedge-laying and a boundary ditch, possibly from a medieval field system.
Expansion Proposals
The villageVillage
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
is within walking distance of Wicksteed Park which forms a welcome green belt
Green belt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges which have a linear character and may run through an...
between the village and Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
. Encroaching the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
are currently new warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
developments along the A14 built on former agricultural
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
land. The A6 road forms the other major village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
border
Border
Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...
.
A controversial plan to build 450 homes at Barton Seagrave was approved in June 2009. Kettering Council's planning committee granted developers Redrow Homes outline planning permission to build on land off Polwell Lane in the village close to Wicksteed Park. More than 100 people opposed to the development attended the meeting. The decision was met with jeers from residents, some who threw agenda documents towards councillors and continued to argue after the decision.
An action group was set up to fight the proposals.
Church
The village has one of the oldest parish churches in Kettering. It is the NormanNorman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
church dedicated to St Botolph, parts of which date back to 1120-1130 AD. Much of the rest is 13th century. There are memorials to Jane Floyde (d.1616) wife of Hugh Floyde, rector, who is depicted at a prayer desk attended by five children, and also to three John Bridges (d.1712), the county historian (d.1724) and another (d.1741). The Bridges family lived at Barton Seagrave Hall. Barton Seagrave War Memorial is in the church grounds.
Castle
The church lies on the south side of the road and south-west of it is the site of Barton Seagrave Castle built in the early part of the 14th century by Nicholas Segrave the younger, and apparently after 1433 becoming a ruin. It was surrounded by a moat, and another moat lies to the north of the castle site.Barton Seagrave Hall and Wicksteed Park
Originally built in 1550 by the Humphrey family. It was bought in 1665 by John Bridges (1642–1712) of Warwickshire, son of the parliamentarian Major Bridges of AlcesterAlcester
Alcester is an old market town of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in Warwickshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 8 miles south of Redditch, close to the Worcestershire border...
. John was Sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
in 1675. His son John Bridges (1666–1742) inherited the house. He was an antiquarian and a Fellow of the Royal Society. The house passed to his brother, William (1668–1741) who carried out more renovations started by his father - the date 1725 being on the lead rain-water heads. However, he fell into debt and was forced to mortgage the house in 1733. Later that century the house was owned by the Wilcox family then Richard Tibbits whose son was responsible for modernising the house further. Lady Mary Isabella Hood-Tibbits lived at the house for many years until her death in 1904 when the house came up for sale and was bought by Charles Wicksteed. He laid out Wicksteed Park within its boundaries. On his death, the house and the park passed to the Wicksteed Village Trust. It was a hotel for a while, then a nursing home for the elderly. It now houses part of the NHS on the ground floor. The first floor and stables accommodate the artists and designers.is on the north side of the road. The house is of two stories, of limestone and roofed with Collyweston
Collyweston
Collyweston is a village and civil parish about three miles south-west of Stamford on the road to Kettering.-Geography:The village is on the southern side of the Welland valley of Tixover. The River Welland, at the point nearby to the north-west, is the boundary between Rutland and...
slates. The main front faces south and has projecting end-wings with plain gables and a middle gabled porch of two stories with classic doorway. A wing at the east end containing a number of small rooms appears to be older than the rest of the building. The Orangery
Orangery
An orangery was a building in the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th centuries and given a classicising architectural form. The orangery was similar to a greenhouse or conservatory...
is a grade I Listed Building.