Parishes
Little Harrowden and Mears Ashby
Little Harrowden
Three miles north west of Wellingborough, Little Harrowden is one of the longest and narrowest parishes in Northamptonshire.The most notable features of the Church of St Mary is the south doorway which dates from about 1190. Unfortunately the tower was demolished in 1967, for safety reasons, but a newly built bell-turret houses one of the original four bells.
Its County Primary School was established well over three centuries ago, and local industries and crafts, still flourishing, include a foundry and shoe factory.
Mears Ashby
Three miles west of Wellingborough, Mears Ashby is pleasantly set out with intersecting lanes fronted by 165 houses. Two homes of special interest include Mears Ashby Hall with its Dovecote and Summerhouse, built in 1637, and the Old Vicarage, an early Victorian building.
The village's typical mediaeval church, All Saints, was built in stages between the 12th and 15th centuries. During an extensive renovation in the mid-19th century, a 14th century wall painting or "doom" was found under plaster and has been restored and preserved.
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