Islip, Northamptonshire

Islip
St Nicholas' Church, Islip
Islip
Islip shown within Northamptonshire
Population	829 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SP9878
Civil parish	Islip
District	East Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kettering
Postcode district	NN14
Dialling code	01832
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Corby
Website	Islip Parish Web Site
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°23′56″N 0°33′14″W / 52.399°N 0.554°W / 52.399; -0.554Coordinates: 52°23′56″N 0°33′14″W / 52.399°N 0.554°W / 52.399; -0.554

Islip /ˈaɪzlɪp/ is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire, England. The village is just west of Thrapston and 7 miles (11 km) east of Kettering. The parish is bounded to the east by the River Nene and to the north by Harpurs Brook, a tributary of the Nene. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 829 people.

Islip had a parish church by the early 13th century but the present Perpendicular GothicChurch of England parish church of Saint Nicholas was built early in the 15th century. St. Nicholas' shares a benefice with the parishes of Thrapston and Denford.

The manor of Islip was held by Geoffrey de Mowbray, Bishop of Coutances in 1086. When he lost his English estates a few years later due to rebellion, the Crown granted part of the manor to Westminster Abbey and, in the early 12th century, part to Aubrey de Vere II, a royal chamberlain. Aubrey's son Robert held in Islip, Drayton, and Addington, Northamptonshire.

Matthias Nicoll moved to New York from Islip in 1664. The town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York is named after the Northamptonshire village.

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