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Abington is a district of the town of Northampton and former civil parish, now in the parish of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town centre.
Abington is a district of the town of Northampton and former civil parish, now in the parish of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 2 miles east of the town centre.
- Chancel
- North Chancel Chapel
- South Chancel Chapel
- Nave
- North West Vestry and South Porch
- West Tower
The chancel, although of medieval origin, was much re-modelled inthe 18th and early 19th centuries and preserves panelling and furnishings ofthese periods. The early 19th-century arch to the N. chapel, now obscuredby the organ, has two continuous chamfered orders, the outer hollow-chamfered. There was formerly a two-bay arcade opening to the N.chap...
The plinth of the chapel is distinct from that of the chancel. In theN. wall are a double lancet and, to the E., a window of three stepped,trefoil-headed lights under a four-centred head. The E. window is similarto the latter window but with a quatrefoil in its head. In the S. wall isthe outer face of the lancet in the N. wall of the chancel. To th...
In the external face of the E. wall is visible the outline of a formerwindow, blocked internally by a large monument by Samuel Cox to WilliamThursby (d. 1730); the monument retains its contemporary iron railing. TheS. window, of three cinquefoil lights under a segmental head, is 19th-century, perhaps reproducing the medieval design. The roof is cei...
The nave was radically altered c. 1823 when the N. and S. arcadeswere removed and the resulting envelope rebuilt as a symmetrical hall. Inthe N. wall are three windows of c. 1823 with intersecting cast-irontracery. The N. doorway is chamfered and has a two-centred head. Inthe E. wall, giving access to the chancel and to the N. and S. chapels, areth...
The N.W. vestry appears to date from c. 1930. The S. porch is a19th-century replacement of a post-medieval porch.
The tower rises unbuttressed in four stages of which the two lowerhave shallow set-backs. The W. doorway has a four-centred head with akeystone probably of c. 1650. The W. window has two trefoil-headed lightswith a quatrefoil above. On the S. wall is a single-light window withcinquefoil tracery and a blocked straight-headed window above. On the N.,...
Abington Park, in the Abington district of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, has lakes, aviaries, and a museum, as well as trees and grassy open spaces.
Lovely park with gentle walks and a lovely tea cabin. The park is spread over two sites and there is an old manor house , which is a museum now. Lovely playground for kids and exercise machines all over for adults. Beautiful lakes with swans, ducks and other wildlife. A very relaxing place.
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- Attraction
- Abington Park Crescent
Abington is unique among the many green open spaces of Northampton in that the estate within which it stands was bequeathed to the people of the town by Lady Wantage in 1897.
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Place: Abington Northamptonshire. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abington like this: ABINGTON, a parish in the district and county of Northampton; near the river Nen and the Peterborough railway, 1¼ mile NE of Northampton.
