Easton Neston
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Easton Neston is situated in south Northamptonshire, England. Though the village of Easton Neston which was inhabited until around 1500 is now gone, the parish retains the name.[2] At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish remained less than 100 and was included in the town of Towcester.
Easton Neston | |
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Easton Neston House | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 74 (est.2010)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP704493 |
• London | 66 miles (106 km) |
Civil parish |
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Ceremonial county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TOWCESTER |
Postcode district | NN12 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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The villages name means 'Eadstan's farm/settlement' or 'Aethelstan's farm/settlement'.[3]
The rural civil parish has a population of about 70 and about 1,800 acres (730 ha) of mainly farmland and woods around the South Northamptonshire communities of Easton Neston House, and the hamlets of Hulcote and Showsley.[4]
The ecclesiastical parish of Easton Neston is much larger, with a population of approximately 1200.[5]