Frankton, Warwickshire

Frankton is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire in England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 344,[1] increasing to 351 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Frankton
Village centre, with the "Friendly Inn" on the right
Frankton Location within Warwickshire
Population	351 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP423701
Civil parish	Frankton
District	Rugby
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGBY
Postcode district	CV23
Dialling code	01926
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

Etymology

According to W. H. Duignan, the town's earliest name, Franchtone, was derived from the Anglo-Saxon Franca or Franco (the personal name of the original settler, which is probably derived from the national name of the Franks) and -tun, making it either "Franca's town" or "the town of the Franks".[3]

Location and history

St Nicholas church

Frankton is located about six miles south-west of Rugby, adjacent to the B4453 road linking Rugby and Princethorpe. The village stands on a hill approximately 360 feet above sea level.[4] There are houses ranging from the 18th century to modern buildings, and a public house.

Saint Nicholas church lies at the western end of the village, the earliest parts of which date from the 13th century.[4] It is a Grade II* listed building.[5]

References

1. 2001 census details warwickshire.gov.uk
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
3. "Warwickshire Place Names", W. H. Duignan FSA, Oxford University Press, 1912
4. Frankton History british-history.ac.uk, information from A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6: Knightlow hundred (L. F. Salzman,1951), pp. 92-94
5. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS (1185518)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

External links

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