| Hargrave | |
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 All Hallows Church | |
.svg)  Hargrave Location withinNorthamptonshire | |
| Population | 241 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL0370 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wellingborough |
| Postcode district | NN9 |
| Dialling code | 01933 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Hargrave is a small village andcivil parish situated in ruralNorthamptonshire, England, approximately 21 miles east ofNorthampton and adjacent to theNorthamptonshire-Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border. At the time of the2001 census, the parish's population was 236 people,[1] increasing to 241 at the 2011 census.[2]
The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Thehare grove', 'hoar grove' or in a transferred sense of Old English 'har', 'boundary grove' which it could potentially be because the parish borders bothCambridgeshire andBedfordshire.[3]
The 12th century, All Hallows Church is at the centre of the village.The village has a village hall with several active societies.
In 2007, Hargrave,Raunds,Ringstead andStanwick were legally united as "The 4 Spires Benefice", with each village retaining its own church.[4]
The following buildings and structures are listed byHistoric England as of special architectural or historic interest.[5]
Ringstead,Keyston,Stanwick,Rushden,Higham Ferrers,Thrapston,Raunds,Wellingborough,Chelveston,Irthlingborough,Upper Dean,Shelton andCovington are places near Hargrave.
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