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Duddington

Duddington
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Duddington Village
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19th century plaque on the bridge, marking the boundary with Tixover
Duddington is located in Northamptonshire
Duddington
Duddington
Duddington shown within Northamptonshire
Population 281 (civil parish, 2011 Census)
OS grid reference SK988011
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STAMFORD
Postcode district PE9
Dialling code 01780
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
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NorthamptonshireCoordinates: 52°35′46″N 0°32′24″W / 52.596°N 0.540°W / 52.596; -0.540

Duddington is a small picturesque village in Northamptonshire, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 roads, and is 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the town of Stamford. The village is on the east bank of the River Welland which is the county boundary of Rutland.

The Civil parishes of Duddington and Fineshade were amalgamated in 1988.

Duddington appears in the Domesday survey as Dodintone.

The church, a Grade II Listed Building, is dedicated to Saint Mary and is made of stone in the Norman and Early English styles. It was built in the late 12th century, with additions in the next two centuries. The chancel was rebuilt and the church restored in 1844.

The Manor House is a Grade II Listed Building, and has belonged to the Jackson family since it was built. The datestone says NI1633, (NI taken to be to Nicholas Jackson), and extended during the 18th & 19th Centuries. The building is of Squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and a Collyweston slate roof.

A mill is mentioned in the Domesday record for Dodingtone, but the present building is probably 17th century with later additions. It has datestones for 1664, 1724 and 1793 reflecting different phases of work on the building. The mill has been used as offices since the 20th century.

The mill featured in the wartime series of paintings Recording Britain, painted by S.R. Badmin in 1940. This watercolour is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The flow of the Welland is held back by a Weir and a mill-leet provided to feed the (now empty) wheel chamber of the mill.


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