Naseby Field

All Saints' Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Naseby in Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands at the southern corner of Church Street and Newlands. There was presumably a church at Naseby by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such. Evidence that there was a pre-Conquest structure survives in the form of some Saxon stones that are built into the walls of the present church and an incised grave slab in the wall of the tower. One of its oldest features still present is the font, which is very ornate and of 12th century design. Most of the current church building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries and is largely constructed of coursed lias rubble and lias ashlar with a slate roof. The building consists of a clerestoreyed nave, north and south aisles, a chancel and west tower. The south aisle, pillars and wall were built from about 1220-1240 and the north aisle from about 1280. The clerestories above the arches on both sides of the nave date from around 1400. At some stage, probably in the 18th century, the lower parts of the north arcade piers were encased in neo-classical plinths. The chancel was rebuilt in 1830. The tower was probably erected in the 14th century and now supports a recessed spire that was erected in 1859–60 to the designs of William Slater. The spire appears to have been left as a stump by the medieval builders but in the 18th century was provided with an unusual climax in the form of a large copper ball mounted on a king post and four supports and topped by a weather vane. According to John Mastin, a vicar and historian of Naseby, the ball was loot brought to England in 1544 by Sir Gyles Allington and ultimately found its way to Naseby. A 17th-century table, known as "Cromwell's Table", stands in the north aisle. It is said to have come from Shuckburgh House, which is opposite the church. The story goes that on the eve of the Battle of Naseby some of the king's lifeguards were sitting down to supper at the table when they were surprised by Cromwell's troops. Several of the royal soldiers were killed, and the rest captured. Their duty done, Cromwell's men sat down at the table and finished the meal. In 2013, BBC News reported plans to open a visitor and community centre in part of the church building, which would enable the Naseby Battlefield Trust to increase awareness of the Battle of Naseby whilst maintaining an active place of worship with up-to-date facilities. The parish registers survive from 1563, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. In 1837 there was an exceptionally large number of baptisms recorded in the parish register. The monumental inscriptions inside the church and in its graveyard, including its extension, have been transcribed and published. The memorials in the church include a brass commemorating John Oliyver (died 1446) and his wife, and also an oval tablet to Rev John Mastin. Naseby is part of a united Benefice along with Clipston, Haselbech and Kelmarsh.

Naseby is a village in West Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 687. The village is 14 mi (23 km) north of Northampton, 13.3 mi (21.4 km) northeast of Daventry, and 7 mi (11 km) south of Market Harborough.

Cromwell Cottage is a Grade II listed building that stands on a site on the west side of the High Street, just north of its junction with School Lane, in Naseby, Northamptonshire, England.

Sibbertoft is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population (including Sulby) was 343 people, increasing to 462 at the 2011 Census.The village's name means 'curtilage of Sigebeorht' or 'curtilage of Sigbjorn'.Facilities in the village include a pub, church, recreation ground and the Sibbertoft Reading Room which is in effect the village hall.

St Helen's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Church Street at the north end of the village.There was presumably a church at Sibbertoft by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there.The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries. It now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. The walls are constructed of lias and cobble and the covering of the roof is slate. One bay of the north elevation to west end of nave has a late C13 two-light window and evidence of a blocked window at the junction of the north aisle. Many other sections of the medieval building have been dated to the 14th century, such as the chancel arch, the north nave arcade, the inner arch of the porch and, probably, the tower. A fragment survives of the rood screen as a carving that is now over the south chancel door, decorated in the form of twisted branches and crocketing. Major Victorian restoration of the church took place about 1862-3 by Edward Browning. This work included construction of the south aisle and porch. Features from that era include the south arcade of the nave, a decorative tiled floor, a pulpit supported on 7 marble pillars, a font with marble pillars and stained glass windows. Monuments in the church include a marble tablet commemorating Ambrose Saunders (died 1765) which can be seen on the west wall of the north aisle. Two chest tombs and a pair of headstones in the churchyard are Grade II listed. The parish registers survive from 1680, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office.Sibbertoft is part of a united Benefice along with Marston Trussell and Welford. Each parish retains its own church building.

Coombe Hill Hollow is a 4.3-hectare (11-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire.This steep narrow valley has neutral grassland which has never been subject to fertilisers or herbicides, and it has diverse flora. Grasses include brown bent, red fescue, Yorkshire fog and crested dog's-tail. Lime-rich areas have harebell and mouse-ear hawkweed, and there are locally important butterfly populations. Other habitats include bramble, gorse and woods.The site is private land with no public access.

Sulby is a hamlet and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population of the hamlet at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Sibbertoft. The hamlet's name means 'farm/settlement of Sula', 'farm/settlement with a post' or 'farm/settlement in a gully'.Sulby Reservoir lies to the south of the settlement. Rene Payne (1734–1799) bought Sulby Hall in 1792. The writer Violette Graham (later Violette, Lady Greville) was born at the hall in 1842. The hall was demolished in 1952.

Sulby Reservoir is in the English county of Northamptonshire. Sulby Reservoir is the higher of a pair of reservoirs owned by the Canal & River Trust - the other being Welford Reservoir - that provide water to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal by way of the navigable Welford Arm.

Clipston is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village lies around 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of the town of Market Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 643, an increase from 613 at the 2001 Census.

The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England. It largely follows an ancient ridgeway traversing Britain; most of its 88-mile (142 km) route is in Northamptonshire on the Jurassic limestone ridge in the north of that county. The trail goes near the Oxford and Grand Union canals, past the Great Central Railway's Catesby Tunnel and viaduct, the River Welland, the 82-arch viaduct at Harringworth, and Rockingham Castle. It connects with these long-distance footpaths: Grand Union Canal Walk, Hereward Way, Macmillan Ways, Midshires Way, Oxford Canal Walk. The ancient trackway on which the Jurassic Way is based likely continued at each end, particularly following the Lincoln Cliff towards the Humber estuary.

Haselbech (Pronounced Hazel-beech) is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 87 people. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Kelmarsh. The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Hazel-tree river valley' or 'hazel-tree ridge'.

Marston Trussell is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. Marston Trussell was first recorded as 'Mersitone', meaning marsh settlement. The parish includes Thorpe Lubenham. At the time of the 2001 census, its population was 163 people, reducing slightly to 157 at the 2011 census but including Lubenham.The villages name means 'Marsh farm/settlement'. The village was held by Richard Trussel in 1233.The manor house in the village, Marston Trussell Hall, dates from circa 1606 and is an Elizabethan-style mansion with fine wood panelling interiors in the drawing room; in later years the existing house was dwarfed by a Victorian extension which no longer exists. A priesthole was discovered in the mid-1950s. The 12-acre (49,000 m2) grounds of the hall have gardens and a newly added sunken Italian garden. Also of note are the 10 Wellingtonia trees. Richard Trussell was lord of the manor in 1233. The Trussells of Marston died out in the 14th century and the hall was eventually re-established as the seat of the Barwell-Ewins Bennett family. There is a hatchment in the parish church of Henry Barwell who died in 1763. The River Welland was in flood at the time of the Battle of Naseby in 1645 which led to a massacre of retreating Royalists who were trapped between the river and the church; this area is known locally as Slaughterford field. The late 17th century wrought-iron carriage gates of Marston Trussell Hall were originally made for the house of Erasmus Norwich at Brampton Ash. They were moved to the entrance of the hall in the mid-1700s. Some of the original wrought-iron railings are still used to partition fields at the hall. However, during the First World War, like many country houses, a lot of the wrought-iron was removed and used in the war effort for the manufacture of arms and munitions. There are around 60 houses, St Nicholas' Church and a village hall. The village has a 3-acre (12,000 m2) lake, two minutes walk to the west, which primarily stocks roach, perch and pike. Alongside the lake resides the cricket pitch. The cricket team was started in the mid-1980s, predominantly playing friendlies on a Sunday. The team at one point could field five sets of brothers, Daniel (now at Wokingham Cricket Club) and Oliver Reddyhough, David and John Reddyhough, Simon and Sam Smith (now Gumley Cricket Club), Charles and Robert Mathew and Shaun and Ashley Burbery.The village holds an annual Beer Festival, over a weekend in mid-June. The Victorian village hall becomes The Rising Sun (the old village pub, The Sun Inn, closed some time ago), complete with pub sign, hand pumps and a variety of real ales, and ciders, including some from the local Welland Valley vineyard. The village is now (2017) enabled for high speed ultrafast (over 100Mbit/s) broadband via Zippynet.