Weedon Lois | |
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SS Mary and Peter parish church |
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Weedon Lois shown within Northamptonshire | |
OS grid reference | SP601470 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Northampton |
Postcode district | NN12 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Weston and Weedon Parish Council |
Weedon Lois (or Lois Weedon) is a village in Weston and Weedon civil parish , about 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.
Its name is derived from the Old English Wēo-dūn, meaning "Temple Hill". Before Christianity came there may have been an Anglo-Saxon pagan temple here.
The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of SS Mary and Peter date from about 1100. It is a Grade II* listed building. The authors Edith Sitwell and her brother Sacheverell Sitwell are buried in the churchyard.