Flore | |
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All Saints' Church, Flore | |
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Location within
Northamptonshire | |
Population | 1,194 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP6460 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Northampton |
Postcode district | NN7 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Flore (historically spelled as Floore) [1] is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England.
The village's name means 'Floor', perhaps referring to a Roman tessellated pavement. South of the neighbouring parish of Nether Heyford such a pavement has been unearthed. Alternatively, it may refer to the situation of the village in the valley bottom of the River Nene. [2]
The A45 road divided the upper part of the village from several older, lower streets until a bypass opened on 15 November 2018. The historical village of Glassthorpe lay in the vicinity.
The population at the 2001 census was 1,221, [3] falling to 1,194 at the 2011 census. [4]
The Grade II listed Flore House was built in 1608 for the Enyon family.
The thatched cottage in Flore called Adams Cottage ( location) is said to be the home of the ancestors of John Adams, the second President of the United States of America. [1]
Media related to Flore, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
Flore | |
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All Saints' Church, Flore | |
Flag | |
Location within
Northamptonshire | |
Population | 1,194 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP6460 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Northampton |
Postcode district | NN7 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Flore (historically spelled as Floore) [1] is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England.
The village's name means 'Floor', perhaps referring to a Roman tessellated pavement. South of the neighbouring parish of Nether Heyford such a pavement has been unearthed. Alternatively, it may refer to the situation of the village in the valley bottom of the River Nene. [2]
The A45 road divided the upper part of the village from several older, lower streets until a bypass opened on 15 November 2018. The historical village of Glassthorpe lay in the vicinity.
The population at the 2001 census was 1,221, [3] falling to 1,194 at the 2011 census. [4]
The Grade II listed Flore House was built in 1608 for the Enyon family.
The thatched cottage in Flore called Adams Cottage ( location) is said to be the home of the ancestors of John Adams, the second President of the United States of America. [1]
Media related to Flore, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons