Preston Capes

Preston Capes
St Peter and St Paul's Church in Preston Capes
Preston Capes is located in Northamptonshire
Preston Capes
Preston Capes
Location within Northamptonshire
Population216 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP5754
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDaventry
Postcode districtNN11
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Northamptonshire
52°11′09″N 1°09′37″W / 52.1858°N 1.1604°W / 52.1858; -1.1604

Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population, including Canons Abbey, at the 2011 census was 216,[1] up from 188 at the 2001 census.[2]

The village's name means "Priest Farm/Settlement". The village was owned by Hugo filius Nicholai de Capes in 1234.[3]

The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics: Preston Capes CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 18 November 2009
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
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