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Brixworth is a large
village and
civil parish in the
Daventry district of the county of
Northamptonshire in
England. In 2001 it had a population of 5,162.
The village is located around 5 miles (8km) north of
Northampton next to the
A508 road (it is now by-passed). Just east of the village is the large
Pitsford Reservoir,
Brampton Valley Way, and
Northampton & Lamport Railway. The village contains one of the oldest, largest and most complete
Saxon churches in the country:
All Saints' church, founded circa
680 A.D. described by many experts as "The finest Saxon church north of the Alps" - another local Saxon church being found at
Earls Barton. Brixworth is home to many commuters who regularly travel to London and Birmingham. Brixworth has good travel links in being close to the
M1,
M6 and
A14. It is also close to the cities of
Peterborough and
Leicester.
The area around Brixworth once had a large
ironstone quarrying industry, and several
industrial railways existed in the area to serve it. Today, the rural nature of Brixworth conceals world-class engineering: many
Indianapolis and
Formula One championships have been won with racing engines built barely 800 yards from the ancient Saxon church, part of whose tower masonry is held safe by an advanced steel tension bar designed and donated by
ILMOR Engines, who kindly sponsor many other clubs and associations in the village. The ILMOR "factory" is environmentally clever: the intense noise and heat of the racing engines under test is filtered through enormous water tanks that (1) hush the racket, and (2) provide warmth to heat the factory.
Brixworth has a local
football team called the Brixworth Juniors Football Club, which encourages children of all ages throughout the community to get active and play sport. It has produced many successful footballers, including
Northampton Town Football Club's
Liam Dolman. In addition to this it's home to a free village newspaper called the Brixworth Bulletin, and a small retail park which contains The Brixworth Fish Bar, Lovells Hardware, Co Op,
Post Office, KF Troop & Son,fruiterer
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