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UK. England. Northamptonshire. 52°13′52″N 1°04′50″W / . 52.23101°N 1.08045°W. / 52.23101; -1.08045. Weedon Bec, usually just Weedon, is a village and parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is close to the source of the River Nene. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,706.
The second part of the name, Bec, is the name of a village in Normandy, where there was an important Abbey. Some years after the Norman Conquest the Manor of Weedon was given to the Abbey of Bec and the Abbey became Lord of the Manor. Thus the village became known as Weedon Bec. There were a number of Abbeys and Priories in France drawing rents ...
Feb 17, 2021 · 3. It has stunning buildings. In a recent survey, which revealed Weedon Bec as being the best place to live in Northamptonshire, the village ranked the highest in Northamptonshire for architectural beauty, and it's easy to see why. St Peter and St Paul's Church is at the south end of the village and overlooks the Grand Union Canal embankment ...
Weedon Bec (more commonly just called Weedon) is located about 6 miles south east of Daventry & 7 miles west of Northampton at the crossroads of the A5 & A45 main roads. The Grand Union Canal & the West Coast Main Line both pass through the village & it therefore once occupied a significant position. The A5 is a Roman Road called Watling Street ...
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Weedon Bec like this: WEEDON, W.-Beck, or W.-on-the-Street, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Daventry district, Northampton. The village stands on Watling-Street, the Grand Junction canal, and the Northwestern railway, 4 miles SE of Daventry; is a ...
2 days ago · 63 WEEDON BEC. (OS 1: 10000 a SP 66 SW, b SP 65 NW) The parish, covering some 770 hectares, lies in the valley of the R. Nene which flows E. across Lias Clay between 100 m. and 75 m. above OD. To the N. and S. the land rises to a height of between 120 m. and 150 m. above OD on clay and Marlstone though in the N. this is covered by glacial ...
Dialling code: 01327. Local Government. Council: West Northamptonshire. Weedon Bec usually just called Weedon, is a large village and parish in Northamptonshire. It lies close to the source of the River Nene. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 2,706.
