Hulcote, Northamptonshire
| Easton Neston Parish | |
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 Easton Neston east elevation on 12 July 1987, on charity Open Gardens event with the nearby Silverstone British Grand Prix in full swing and full earshot |
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 Easton Neston Parish
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| Easton Neston Parish shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 74 (est.2010) |
| OS grid reference | SP704493 |
| • London | 66 miles (106 km) |
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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 |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish remained less than 100 and was included in the town of Towcester.
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.
The ecclesiastical parish of Easton Neston is much larger, with a population of approximately 1200.
The parish is adjacent to the north-east side of Towcester. Showsley can accessed by a left turn off the A43 road between Northampton and Towcester about half a mile south of the Tiffield and Blisworth junctions. Alternatively, it can be approached in the other direction from Shutlanger. Hulcote can be accessed by the second left turn of the A43 past the turn for Showsley. This turn follows the route of the old A43 prior to the construction of the Towcester by-pass. The old route itself was built west of the old road which followed the line of the "Old Road Spinney" marked on Ordnance Survey maps. Immediately after turning make a sharp left turn towards Hulcote which is about half a mile at the end of a cul-de-sac. The Easton Neston House and Estate are private property and may be periodically open to the public.
Easton Neston House was built for Sir William Fermor (later Lord Lemstor) in 1685-1695 and remodelled by Nicholas Hawksmoor, 1700-1702. It was built on the site of Easton Nestone village, the main Oxford to Northampton road being re-routed to the west. The grounds also have 18th century Stables and a Temple dated 1641. There are Entrance Lodges on the old Towcester Road north-west and south-west of the house of about 1822. There is a public footpath which runs from the north-west lodge east to Hulcote.
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