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Chelveston cum Caldecot is a civil parish now in the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. From 1974 until April 2021 it was part of the Borough of Wellingborough of Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 566. Its principal settlements are Caldecot, Chelveston and Chelston Rise. All are redirected here. [edit] ChelvestonChelveston is a small village about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Higham Ferrers and 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Wellingborough on the B645 road (former A45 major road) from Higham Ferrers to St. Neots. The last lords of the manor of Chelveston were the Disbrowe family, and the last lord, Lt. Col. Henry Edward Disbrowe Disbrowe-Wise CBE, who had inherited the title from his mother, sold off the last of the family's estate properties in Chelveston at auction in July 1919. Disbrowe-Wise moved to other family properties in South Derbyshire. The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist and is mostly 13th century. [edit] CaldecotCaldecot (spelled Caldecott in Wikipedia), less than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of Chelveston, is a hamlet about 2 miles (3 km) east of the centre of Rushden and 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of Raunds. The Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist is in Caldecott Road between Caldecott and Chelveston. The earliest parts of the church are 13th-century, including the north tower. Part of the chancel is 14th-century. [edit] Chelston RiseChelston Rise is a third hamlet within the civil parish of Chelveston cum Caldecott, also to the south of Chelveston. The Victoria County History for Northamptonshire has an article for Chelveston cum Caldecot in Volume 4, pp 8-11. [edit] Research Tips[edit] A Vision of Britain through TimeA Vision of Britain through Time describes parishes and former parishes from a gazetteer of 1871; provides an outline of the historic administration links for parishes. The OS map of 1900, the OS map of 1935, and the OS map of 1965 all show parish boundaries and settlements within parishes. These maps are all expandable to show individual parishes and are useful for inspecting changes occuring over the 20th century. [edit] Archive Centres
[edit] Northamptonshire Family History SocietyThe NFHS website describes the activities of the society. The Society is presently transcribing the deposited Marriage Registers for the period 1754 through 1837. These transcriptions may provide more details than can be found on other databases where subscriptions are charged. [edit] GENUKIThe main GENUKI page for Northamptonshire lists a number of topics for research. [edit] Victoria County History
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Categories: Northamptonshire, England | Chelveston cum Caldecot, Northamptonshire, England | Higham Ferrers Hundred, Northamptonshire, England | Thrapston Rural, Northamptonshire, England | Oundle and Thrapston Rural, Northamptonshire, England | East Northamptonshire District, Northamptonshire, England |