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31: 47: 555: 54: 382:. The monuments are housed in four niches in the specially constructed chancel. The original medieval (probably Norman) chancel was demolished to make way for its construction. The east window is large and of clear glass, flooding the chancel with light to show the white marble monuments at their best. Monuments to 216: 410:(1790–1858) and, though very fine, is of significantly lesser quality than the other three. The private family burial vault, adjacent to the chancel, contains the mortal remains of those celebrated in the monuments, together with their children, many who died in infancy, and 449: 462: 256: 403: 596: 378:
parish church of St Edmund is particularly noted for containing four Baroque marble monuments erected between the 1750s and 1830s to members of the local Montagu family of
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The village's name means 'Farm/settlement which is connected to a man named Weorc(a)'.
368:, the parish's population was 144 people, reducing slightly to 136 at the 2011 Census. 609: 146: 341: 426: 315: 302: 357: 353: 180: 422: 345: 162: 450:
Office for National Statistics: Warkton CP: Parish headcounts
352:. It is approximately three miles northeast of the town of 570: 255: 239: 227: 215: 201: 189: 179: 169: 155: 137: 119: 101: 85: 77: 23: 398:(1711–1775), daughter of John and Mary, is by 590: 8: 504:St Edmund's Church and the Montagu Monuments 35:Village hall and parish church of St Edmund 597: 583: 20: 390:(1689–1752) are by the renowned sculptor 442: 254: 210: 178: 154: 84: 27: 406:(1743–1827), daughter of Mary, is by 404:Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch 238: 226: 214: 200: 188: 168: 136: 118: 100: 7: 551: 549: 621:Civil parishes in Northamptonshire 412:Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu 356:and seven miles west-northwest of 14: 384:John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 631:Northamptonshire geography stubs 553: 469:. Office for National Statistics 52: 45: 29: 53: 463:"Civil Parish population 2011" 1: 616:Villages in Northamptonshire 569:. You can help Knowledge by 489:"Key to English Place-names" 452:. Retrieved 25 November 2009 386:(1690–1749), and his wife, 87:OS grid reference 18:Human settlement in England 647: 548: 400:Pieter Mathias van Gelder 273: 251: 211: 40: 28: 467:Neighbourhood Statistics 392:Louis-François Roubiliac 417:Local villages include 626:North Northamptonshire 565:location article is a 502:Allen, Louise (2016). 394:. A third monument to 362:North Northamptonshire 191:Postcode district 121:Ceremonial county 111:North Northamptonshire 103:Unitary authority 364:. At the time of the 360:, and forms part of 171:Sovereign state 312: /  316:52.4079°N 0.6882°W 257:UK Parliament 203:Dialling code 578: 577: 531:Brief description 506:. Oxford: Shire. 431:Grafton Underwood 338:nucleated village 331: 330: 638: 599: 592: 585: 563:Northamptonshire 557: 550: 541: 518: 517: 499: 493: 492: 485: 479: 478: 476: 474: 459: 453: 447: 414:(1638–c. 1709). 350:Northamptonshire 327: 326: 324: 323: 322: 321:52.4079; -0.6882 317: 313: 310: 309: 308: 305: 293:Northamptonshire 279: 234:Northamptonshire 222:Northamptonshire 165: 129:Northamptonshire 97: 96: 68:Northamptonshire 66:Location within 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 646: 645: 641: 640: 639: 637: 636: 635: 606: 605: 604: 603: 546: 537: 527: 522: 521: 514: 501: 500: 496: 487: 486: 482: 472: 470: 461: 460: 456: 448: 444: 439: 419:Barton Seagrave 408:Thomas Campbell 320: 318: 314: 311: 306: 303: 301: 299: 298: 297: 277: 269: 161: 151: 133: 115: 92: 91: 81:136 (2011) 73: 72: 71: 70: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 36: 19: 12: 11: 5: 644: 642: 634: 633: 628: 623: 618: 608: 607: 602: 601: 594: 587: 579: 576: 575: 558: 544: 543: 535: 533: 526: 525:External links 523: 520: 519: 512: 494: 480: 454: 441: 440: 438: 435: 388:Mary Churchill 380:Boughton House 376:Grade I listed 329: 328: 296: 295: 290: 285: 280: 278:List of places 274: 271: 270: 268: 267: 261: 259: 253: 252: 249: 248: 243: 237: 236: 231: 225: 224: 219: 213: 212: 209: 208: 205: 199: 198: 193: 187: 186: 183: 177: 176: 175:United Kingdom 173: 167: 166: 159: 153: 152: 150: 149: 143: 141: 135: 134: 132: 131: 125: 123: 117: 116: 114: 113: 107: 105: 99: 98: 89: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 65: 59: 58: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 643: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 613: 611: 600: 595: 593: 588: 586: 581: 580: 574: 572: 568: 564: 559: 556: 552: 547: 540: 536: 534: 532: 529: 528: 524: 515: 513:9781784421632 509: 505: 498: 495: 490: 484: 481: 468: 464: 458: 455: 451: 446: 443: 436: 434: 432: 428: 424: 420: 415: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 372: 369: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 325: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 276: 275: 272: 266: 263: 262: 260: 258: 250: 247: 246:East Midlands 244: 242: 235: 232: 230: 223: 220: 218: 206: 204: 197: 194: 192: 184: 182: 174: 172: 164: 160: 158: 148: 147:East Midlands 145: 144: 142: 140: 130: 127: 126: 124: 122: 112: 109: 108: 106: 104: 95: 90: 88: 80: 76: 69: 48: 39: 32: 22: 16: 571:expanding it 560: 545: 503: 497: 483: 471:. Retrieved 466: 457: 445: 416: 396:Mary Montagu 373: 370: 342:civil parish 333: 332: 15: 542:for Warkton 539:Map sources 366:2001 census 336:is a small 319: / 610:Categories 437:References 427:Geddington 348:county of 304:52°24′28″N 78:Population 358:Thrapston 354:Kettering 307:0°41′18″W 265:Kettering 241:Ambulance 185:Kettering 181:Post town 473:11 July 423:Weekley 346:English 344:in the 334:Warkton 288:England 163:England 157:Country 60:Warkton 24:Warkton 510:  217:Police 139:Region 94:SP8979 561:This 207:01536 567:stub 508:ISBN 475:2016 429:and 374:The 340:and 229:Fire 196:NN16 612:: 465:. 433:. 425:, 421:, 283:UK 598:e 591:t 584:v 573:. 516:. 491:. 477:.

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Warkton is located in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
OS grid reference
SP8979
Unitary authority
North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county
Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NN16
Dialling code
Police
Northamptonshire
Fire
Northamptonshire
Ambulance
East Midlands
UK Parliament
Kettering
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°24′28″N 0°41′18″W / 52.4079°N 0.6882°W / 52.4079; -0.6882

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