Kelmarsh

Human settlement in England

West Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Region

East Midlands

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Kettering

List of places: UK; England; Northamptonshire

52°24′34″N 0°55′00″W / 52.4094°N 0.9166°W / 52.4094; -0.9166

Kelmarsh is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.^[1]^[2] The population (including Haselbech) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 208.^[3] The village is on the A508, close to its junction with the A14 about 5 miles (8 km) south of Market Harborough and 11 miles (18 km) north of Northampton.^[1]

The village’s name probably means, 'marsh marked out by poles or posts'. The place-name is identical to Chelmarsh, Shropshire; the initial K- reflects Old Norse influence.^[4]

Buildings

Kelmarsh Hall is its principal building.

Kelmarsh Tunnel is a former railway tunnel at Kelmarsh now open as part of the Brampton Valley Way.

Between 1859 and 1960 the village was served by Kelmarsh railway station about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the village running trains south to Northampton and north to Market Harborough.

References

^ ^a ^b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ "Key to English Place-names".