Horton, Northamptonshire

Horton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hackleton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. The village manor, Horton Hall, now demolished, was home to the first governor of the Bank of England and William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Horton. An outline of its former nucleus can be seen in neighbouring fields, by its grade II park and garden which features an ornamental bridge.

Horton
Lodges at the entrance to the demolished Horton House.
Horton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population433 (2010 est.)
OS grid referenceSP8254
 London53.8 miles (87 km)
Civil parish
Unitary authority
  • West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county
  • Northamptonshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Northampton
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