Duddington

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title: "Duddington" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-northamptonshire", "former-civil-parishes-in-northamptonshire", "north-northamptonshire"] description: "Village in Northamptonshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-northamptonshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duddington" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Northamptonshire, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	Duddington village - geograph.org.uk - 1470662.jpg
static_image_caption	Duddington Village
static_image_2_name	Boundary marker, Duddington (geograph 2124182).jpg
static_image_2_caption	19th-century plaque on the bridge, marking the boundary with Tixover
coordinates
official_name	Duddington
population	281
population_ref	(civil parish, 2011 Census)
civil_parish	Duddington-with-Fineshade
unitary_england	North Northamptonshire
lieutenancy_england	Northamptonshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Corby
post_town	STAMFORD
postcode_district	PE9
postcode_area	PE
dial_code	01780
os_grid_reference	SK988011
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Duddington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Duddington-with-Fineshade, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 roads, and is 9 km southwest of the town of Stamford. The village is on the east bank of the River Welland which is the county boundary of Rutland. In 1961 the parish had a population of 184.

History

The village's name means 'farm/settlement connected with Dud(d)a/Dod(d)a'.

Duddington appears in the Domesday survey as Dodintone.

On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Fineshade to form "Duddington with Fineshade".

Church

The church, a Grade II listed building, is dedicated to Saint Mary and is made of stone in the Norman and Early English styles. It was built in the late 12th century, with additions in the next two centuries. The chancel was rebuilt and the church restored in 1844.

Manor House

The Manor House is a Grade II listed building, and has belonged to the Jackson family since it was built. The datestone says NI1633, (NI taken to be to Nicholas Jackson), and extended during the 18th and 19th centuries. The building is of squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and a Collyweston slate roof.

Mill

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/The_Mill,Duddington-geograph.org.uk-_192218.jpg" caption="Duddington Mill"] ::

A mill is mentioned in the Domesday record for Dodingtone, but the present building is probably 17th century with later additions. It has datestones for 1664, 1724 and 1793 reflecting different phases of work on the building. The mill has been used as offices since the 20th century.

The mill featured in the wartime series of paintings Recording Britain, painted by S. R. Badmin in 1940. This watercolour is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The flow of the Welland is held back by a weir and a mill-leet provided to feed the (now empty) wheel chamber of the mill.

Bridge

A limestone ashlar bridge with four arches, dating from the 15th century but widened in 1919. The bridge crosses the Welland, which forms parish and county boundaries.

1997 Harrier crash

On 31 October 1997 at 4.25pm, Harrier ZD324 of 3 Sqn at RAF Wittering crashed.

Community

The 2011 census recorded 281 persons in the civil parish (Duddington and Fineshade) in 119 households, at 0.2 persons per Hectare.

The ecclesiastical parish of Duddington is part of the Deanery of Rutland. The incumbent at St Mary's Church is The Revd Geoff Angell.

The village pub is the Royal Oak.

The village is served by the 404 bus route Stamford-Peterborough and the 47 between Peterborough and Oakham.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/A_swollen_River_Welland_passing_beneath_the_old_bridge_in_Duddington_-geograph.org.uk-_1723195.jpg" caption="A swollen River Welland passing beneath the old bridge in Duddington"] ::

References

References

1. "Duddington with Fineshade". Office for national statistics.
2. "Population statistics Duddington CP/Ch through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
3. "Key to English Place-names".
4. "Dodintone". Domesday map.
5. "Oundle & Thrapston Registration District". UKBMD.
6. (2002–2006). "Duddington". East Northamptonshire Council.
7. "Duddington and Fineshade". East Northamptonshire council.
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9. "Church of St Mary, Duddington With Fineshade". British Listed Buildings Online.
10. {{cite PastScape
11. {{NHLE
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13. Badmin, Stanley Roy. (1940). "The Mill, Duddington". Victoria and Albert Museum.
14. {{NHLE
15. [https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/55515 ZD324]
16. ''Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph'' Saturday 1 November 1997, page 3
17. "Ecclesiastical parish". Diocese of Peterborough.
18. "Royal Oak Hotel - Duddington - Front Page".
19. "Routes 401-404". Peterborough council.
20. "Service 47". Rutland county council.

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