Clipston | |
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![]() Clipston Chapel | |
Location withinNorthamptonshire | |
Population | 643 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SP7181 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MARKET HARBOROUGH |
Postcode district | LE16 |
Dialling code | 01858 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Clipston Parish Council |
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Clipston is a village andcivil parish in theWest Northamptonshire unitary authority area ofNorthamptonshire, England.[1] The village lies around 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of the town ofMarket Harborough in the neighbouring county ofLeicestershire. At the2011 Census, the population of the parish was 643,[2] an increase from 613 at the2001 Census.[3]
All Saints Church is a Grade I listed building, dating from the early 13th century. There are many 17th and 18th century monuments to the Buswell family of London merchants.[4]
TheBaptist Chapel of 1803 has a front byEdmund Francis Law of 1864.[4]
To the west of the church is Clipston Primary School. The school was previously used as a hospital and dates back to 1667–73.[4] The school celebrated its 350th birthday in 2017.[5] A distinctive feature of the school is its one handed clock that appears at the front of the building.[6]
Clipston has a pub The Bull's Head.
There is a village hall and a green.
Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served byClipston and Oxendon railway station about 3 miles north-east of the village and running trains betweenNorthampton in the south andMarket Harborough in the north.
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