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Welcome to the the Grendon Village web site!
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Our aim with this site is to provide easy to access information on anything related to Grendon and its surroundings; feel free to browse around. To learn more please see GrendonVillage:About. If you wish to edit and change this site yourself you need to become a registered user - to do this please contact:
- Paul Mooney (mailto:paul.mooney@phymatics.co.uk) or
- Neil Marshman (mailto:rnmarshman@marshmanprice.co.uk).
No special knowledge is required, it's very easy to learn - we promise!
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If you have any comments about this site, or have views on how we can improve it, please post a comment on the discussion tab at the top of this page - if you are a registered user - or alternatively, email Paul Mooney or NeilMarshman using the above links.
The village
Grendon is a small village in rural Northamptonshire, England and is found on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire - with many houses made of the local limestone; various older thatched houses still survive. The name of the village means "green hill". Today the village remains centred on the hill. As with nearby Earls Barton, the village was once owned by Countess Judith who was the niece of William the Conqueror. The village is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
The current population (based on the 2001 census) is 477; the village is a popular place to live with commuters to London or Milton Keynes. It is the site of the nineteenth century 'Battle of Grendon'. The village is in two parts which are separated by the brook. The smaller part of the village is shown on maps as "Lower End", whilst the higher (southern) part of the village is located at the top of the (steep) hill - after which the village was originally named.
The village is a friendly place and a great place to live.
For a summary of the village history, from Wikipedia - click here.
Political
The Member of Parliament
- Mr Peter Bone (Conservative, Wellingborough & Rushden) - mailto:bonep@parliament.uk
Local council
Highways
Your Local MEP
Dear Constituents
My name is Bill Newton Dunn and I represent the East Midlands for Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament I was elected for my sixth term as an MEP in July 2009 and am currently the longest standing MEP in the East Midlands My responsibilities in the European Parliament currently include sitting as a full member of the Parliament's International Development Committee, and as an alternate member of the parliament's committee dealing with Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. I am a member of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with India, and a substitute on both the Delegation for relations with African Caribbean and Pacific Parliaments, and the Delegation for relations with South Asian countries. I am very happy to answer your questions or address any concerns so feel free to contact me.
Email address mailto:bill.newtondunn@europarl.europa.eu
Telephone 01522-810812
Website http://www.newton-dunn.com/
Post address 10 Church Lane, Navenby, Lincoln LN5 0EG
Parliament website: http://www.europarl.ep.ec/
Parish Council
Grendon Parish Council will soon be considering grant applications for the year ended 2012/13. Please apply in writing to R. Gilks Clerk to Grendon PC 20, Knuston Spinney, Irchester, Northants NN29 7ES. The closing date is 31st January 2012.
A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Councillor to be co-opted to the Parish Council. If you are interested please contact the Parish Clerk by Saturday 3rd March 2012.
Please note there is a new e-mail for the Parish Council:-
Parish Council minutes
What's new?
News Items
Twinning 2012
Our French twinners will be visiting us again in May this year and anybody who is not currently involved in the twinning and who is interested should contact Martine Marshman on 01933-664923 or email: mailto:grendontwinning@gmail.com. New twinners are welcome.
