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| Strixton | |
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 St Rumwold's Church, Strixton | |
.svg)  Strixton Location withinNorthamptonshire | |
| Population | 21 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SP905615 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELLINGBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | NN29 |
| Dialling code | 01933 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Strixton is a small village in eastern Northamptonshire that borders the mainA509 road betweenWellingborough andMilton Keynes. The population of the village remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and is included in thecivil Parish ofWollaston.
The village's name means 'Strikr's farm/settlement'. This name might be indistinguishable from the 'Stric' recorded in theDomesday Book as holding land in the adjoiningBozeat andWollaston parishes during the reign ofEdward the Confessor.[1]
The village bordersGrendon andWollaston. The limited amenities include:
StRumwold was a little-knownSaxon Saint who is said to have preached the Gospel after his baptism as an infant; his resting place is recorded as being inBuckingham, but it is thought that there may also be some connection withRomaldkirk in Northern England, which is not properly recorded.
In the 19th century attempts were made to rededicate the church to "John the Baptist" - but this never happened. The church is thirteenth-century and remains now largely as it was built. Inside the church there is a 15th-century screen which is the only late Gothic feature of the church andNikolaus Pevsner reports that it is "...simple with one light division". The church also owns aJacobean chalice and paten dating to 1628, which is currently on display at theVictoria and Albert Museum.
According to Pevsner, the church was rebuilt in 1873 with old materials except for the western wall, which has a triple-chamfered doorway and a sexfoil window that has over it a wavy frame. There is a small cusped lancet to the right. In the church the windows are said to be mostly pairs oflancet windows. The communion rail is detailed as being with heavily twisted balusters.
The Buildings of England - Northamptonshire. N Pevsner (Second edition).ISBN 0-300-09632-1
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