Duncote
Duncote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Greens Norton in West Northamptonshire, England.[1] The hamlet is 2 miles (3.2 km) North west of Towcester.[2]
| Duncote | |
|---|---|
.svg.png.webp)  Duncote Location within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP6750 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Duncote is not recorded in the Domesday Book, the name of the hamlet first appears in documentation from 1276 as Dunna's Cot.[3] Duncote Hall is now a care home.[4]
References
- "Duncote". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- GreensNorton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- "Northamptonshire Police probe second care home in company's portfolio". BBC News. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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