Whilton

Whilton
Saint Andrew’s Parish Church Whilton
Whilton
Whilton shown within Northamptonshire
Population	271 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP637647
Civil parish	Norton
District	Daventry
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DAVENTRY
Postcode district	NN11
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°16′39″N 1°04′04″W / 52.27737°N 1.06791°W / 52.27737; -1.06791Coordinates: 52°16′39″N 1°04′04″W / 52.27737°N 1.06791°W / 52.27737; -1.06791

Whilton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. The population (including Slapton) at the 2011 Census was 271. The village is in the Daventry district. Whilton is 75 miles (121 km) northwest of London, 9 ³⁄₄ miles (15.7 km) west of Northampton and 15 ¹⁄₂ miles (24.9 km) southeast of Rugby. The village lies 4 ¹⁄₂ miles (7.2 km) east of the nearest town of Daventry. The nearest railway station is at Long Buckby for the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line which runs between Rugby, Northampton and London. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport. Whilton gives its name to the nearby Whilton Locks and Whilton Marina on the Grand Union Canal.

Whilton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1068, where it is listed under the name of ‘Woltone’. The main tenant landowner was Robert, Count of Mortain who was the half-brother to William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy and later king William I of England.

Whilton gives its name to a book described as a Social-Legal Study of Dispute Settlement in Medieval England, called 'The Whilton Dispute, 1264 to 1380', written by Robert C Palmer, in which the Whelton family was engaged. The Mortimer & Montgomery families were also involved.

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