Potterspury
Encyclopedia
Potterspury is a village and civil parish in the district of South
Northamptonshire
. The nearest main town is Milton Keynes
, the centre of which is about 7 miles south-east. At the time of the 2001 census
, the parish's population was 1,391 people living in 591 households.
of Watling Street
between Towcester
to the north and Stony Stratford
to the south.
to Bernard the Scribe.
, which helps children with learning difficulties, and John Hellins Primary School. The latter has about 115 children, aged 4–11. Most leavers go on to Kingsbrook School, Deanshanger
, as their secondary school
. John Hellins
was a mathematician
and astronomer
who, as parish priest at Potterspury, founded and taught in the village school.
South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Towcester.The district is rural and sparsely populated with just over 79,293 people in 2000 and 91,000 in 2008, a 14.8% increase. The largest town in the district is Brackley, which has a...
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. The nearest main town is Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, the centre of which is about 7 miles south-east. At the time of the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, the parish's population was 1,391 people living in 591 households.
Geography
It is on the A5 road, formerly the Roman roadRoman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
of Watling Street
Watling Street
Watling Street is the name given to an ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Britons mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. The Romans later paved the route, part of which is identified on the Antonine Itinerary as Iter III: "Item a Londinio ad...
between Towcester
Towcester
Towcester , the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in south Northamptonshire, England.-Etymology:Towcester comes from the Old English Tófe-ceaster. Tófe refers to the River Tove; Bosworth and Toller compare it to the "Scandinavian proper names" Tófi and Tófa...
to the north and Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford is a constituent town of Milton Keynes and is a civil parish with a town council within the Borough of Milton Keynes. It is in the north west corner of Milton Keynes, bordering Northamptonshire and separated from it by the River Great Ouse...
to the south.
Landmarks
The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas and there has been a church on the site since at least 1087, originally granted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of DerbyRobert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby
Robert I de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby was born in Derbyshire, England, a younger son of Henry de Ferrières and his wife Bertha Roberts . His father, born in Ferrières, Normandy, France accompanied William the Conqueror during his invasion of England...
to Bernard the Scribe.
Facilities
There is small shop with Post Office and the village has two pubs, The Talbot on the A5 and The Cock on the High Street, with a Sports and Social club at the bottom of Meadow View where Potterspury FC are the village football club.Education
Educational provision in the village includes the all-boys' Potterspury Lodge SchoolPotterspury Lodge School
Potterspury Lodge School is an independent Rudolf Steiner school in Northamptonshire, England. It has in the past taken girls but it is now a boys' school for ages 8-18...
, which helps children with learning difficulties, and John Hellins Primary School. The latter has about 115 children, aged 4–11. Most leavers go on to Kingsbrook School, Deanshanger
Deanshanger
Deanshanger, pronounced deans-hanger, is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, just north of Milton Keynes. In 2007 it was joined with the civil parish of Wicken to form Deanshanger ward, returning two councillors...
, as their secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
. John Hellins
John Hellins
John Hellins FRS was an autodidact, schoolteacher, mathematician, astronomer and country parson.-Early years:He was born in Devon ca...
was a mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
who, as parish priest at Potterspury, founded and taught in the village school.