Duddington

Duddington is a small village in Northamptonshire, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 roads, and is 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the town of Stamford. The village is on the east bank of the River Welland which is the county boundary of Rutland.

Duddington

Duddington Village

19th century plaque on the bridge, marking the boundary with Tixover
Duddington
Location within Northamptonshire
Population281 (civil parish, 2011 Census[1])
OS grid referenceSK988011
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTAMFORD
Postcode districtPE9
Dialling code01780
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The Civil parishes of Duddington and Fineshade were amalgamated in 1988.[2][3]

History

Duddington appears in the Domesday survey as Dodintone.[4]

Church

The church, a Grade II Listed Building, is dedicated to Saint Mary and is made of stone in the Norman and Early English styles.[5][6] It was built in the late 12th century, with additions in the next two centuries. The chancel was rebuilt and the church restored in 1844.[7]

Manor House

The Manor House is a Grade II Listed Building, and has belonged to the Jackson family since it was built. The datestone says NI1633, (NI taken to be to Nicholas Jackson), and extended during the 18th and 19th Centuries. The building is of squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and a Collyweston slate roof.[8]

Mill
Duddington Mill

A mill is mentioned in the Domesday record for Dodingtone, but the present building is probably 17th century with later additions. It has datestones for 1664, 1724 and 1793 reflecting different phases of work on the building. The mill has been used as offices since the 20th century.[9]

The mill featured in the wartime series of paintings Recording Britain, painted by S.R. Badmin in 1940. This watercolour is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.[10]

The flow of the Welland is held back by a Weir and a mill-leet provided to feed the (now empty) wheel chamber of the mill.

Bridge

A limestone ashlar bridge with four arches, dating from the fifteenth century but widened in 1919. The bridge crosses the Welland, which forms parish and county boundaries.[11]

Community

The 2011 census recorded 281 persons in the civil parish (Duddington and Fineshade) in 119 households, at 0.2 persons per Hectare.[1]

The ecclesiastical parish of Duddington is part of the Deanery of Rutland. The incumbent at St Mary's church is The Revd Geoff Angell.[12]

The village pub is the Royal Oak.[13]

The village is served by the 404 bus route Stamford-Peterborough[14] and the 47 between Peterborough and Oakham.[15]

A swollen River Welland passing beneath the old bridge in Duddington

See also

References
  1. "Duddington with Fineshade". Lead key figures (2011 census). Office for national statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. "Duddington". East-Northants Online. East Northamptonshire Council. 2002–2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. "Duddington and Fineshade". Parish council details. East Northamptonshire council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. "Dodintone". Domesday survey. Domesday map. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. Historic England. "St Mary's Church  (Grade II*) (1040104)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. "Church of St Mary, Duddington With Fineshade". British Listed Buildings. British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  7. Historic England. "St Mary's church (1342219)". PastScape. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  8. Historic England. "Manor House  (Grade II) (1040107)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  9. Historic England. "Duddington Mill (1040112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  10. Badmin, Stanley Roy (1940). "The Mill, Duddington". Recording Britain. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  11. Historic England. "Duddington Bridge  (Grade II) (1040110)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  12. "Ecclesiastical parish". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  13. http://www.theroyaloakduddington.com/
  14. "Routes 401-404" (PDF). Peterborough council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  15. "Service 47" (PDF). Rutland county council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

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