Apethorpe
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 Apethorpe Palace |
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| Apethorpe shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 160 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL023957 |
| • London | 75 miles (120.7 km) |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | PE8 |
| Dialling code | 01780 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Apethorpe (pronounced "Ap-thorp") is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire district of the shire county of Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census records a population of 130, increasing to 160 at the 2011 census. Apethorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Patorp. The village is compact, uniform and centred on Main Street. In the late 15th Century Apethorpe was acquired by Sir Guy Wolston, an officer in the household of Edward IV, who began the construction of the present Apethorpe Palace.
The village is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the Northamptonshire market town of Oundle, 12 miles (19.3 km) northeast of Corby, and 15 miles (24.1 km) west of Peterborough. The nearest railway stations are in Corby for London St Pancras and Peterborough for London King's Cross. London is about 75 miles (121 km) via the A1 road.
St Leonard's Church, Apethorpe is mostly Perpendicular but has a chapel of 1621 and tower partly 1633. There is a huge monument to Sir Anthony Mildmay (d.11 September 1617) and another smaller one to Sir Richard Dalton (d.1442). Mildmay was the eldest son of Sir Walter Mildmay, an English statesman who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of England under Queen Elizabeth I and also founded Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Sir Anthony inherited the family estate of Apethorpe and was knighted in 1596 when he was appointed ambassador to Henry IV of France.
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