Weedon Lois

For Lower Weedon, Upper Weedon and Weedon Bec, see Weedon Bec.
Weedon Lois

SS Mary and Peter parish church
Weedon Lois
 Weedon Lois shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP601470
Civil parishWeston and Weedon
DistrictSouth Northamptonshire
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN12
Dialling code 01327
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentSouth Northamptonshire
WebsiteWeston and Weedon Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°07′04″N 1°07′26″W / 52.1178°N 1.1239°W / 52.1178; -1.1239

Weedon Lois (or Lois Weedon) is a village in Weston and Weedon civil parish (where the population is included), about 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

Its name is derived from the Old English Wēo-dūn, meaning "Temple Hill". Before Christianity came there may have been an Anglo-Saxon pagan temple here.

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of SS Mary and Peter date from about 1100.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] The authors Edith Sitwell and her brother Sacheverell Sitwell are buried in the churchyard.

References

  1. 1 2 "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 17 May 1960. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

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