Weedon Lois facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Weedon Lois |
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 SS Mary and Peter parish church |
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 Weedon Lois
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| OS grid reference | SP601470 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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| Website | Weston and Weedon Parish Council |
Weedon Lois (also known as Lois Weedon) is a small village in Northamptonshire, England. It's located in the West Northamptonshire area. This village is about 5.5 miles (9 km) west of a town called Towcester. It used to be its own "civil parish" (a local administrative area), but now it's part of the larger Weston and Weedon parish. In 1931, only 296 people lived there.
History of Weedon Lois
The name of the village, Weedon, means 'Heathen temple hill'. This suggests that a very old temple might have stood here long ago. This was before Christianity became common in England. It might have been a place where people practiced Anglo-Saxon paganism.
The Healing Well
There is a special well in the village. It is named after a saint called St. Loys or Lewis. People believed that the water from this well could help cure people who were blind or had leprosy.
The Village Church
The village has a church called SS Mary and Peter. It is a Church of England parish church. The oldest parts of this church were built around the year 1100. This makes it over 900 years old! It is considered a very important building. It has a special status as a Grade II* listed building.
Some famous people are buried in the churchyard here. These include the authors Edith Sitwell and her brother Sacheverell Sitwell. Also, Michael Aris and the American writer James Purdy are buried there.
Changes to the Parish
For a long time, Weedon Lois was its own separate parish. But on April 1, 1935, things changed. The parish of Weedon Lois was combined with Plumpton. They formed a new, larger parish called "Weston & Weedon."
