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The benefice of The Knightley Parishes was created to bring together the five parishes of Badby, Newnham, Charwelton, Fawsley and Preston Capes. Located within the beautiful county of Northamptonshire, each church and its surrounding area have a very long and fascinating history that make them all the more enchanting. |
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| Within the pages of this website, you will find a detailed history of each location as well as accompanying images of the unique features of each area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Badby |
Newnham |
Charwelton |
Fawsley |
Preston Capes |
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| A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BENEFICE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This benefice was formed in 1991 by the amalgamation of two existing benefices, namely that of Badby with Newnham, which had recently become vacant, and that of Charwelton with Fawsley and Preston Capes which had been without a permanent incumbent for nearly 10 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The first incumbent of the new benefice was the Revd. Stephen Adams who then moved to be Rector of Abington in Northampton, and the present incumbent, the Revd. Michael Petitt, took up his post in September 1998. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At around the time of Revd. Petitt's arrival we were beginning to feel that the formal title (The United Benefice of Badby with Newnham and Charwelton with Fawsley and Preston Capes) was a bit of a mouthful, and the idea of a shorthand form was being mooted. Several possibilities were considered, but in the end the Benefice Council felt that, because of the connections of all the villages with the Knightley family of Fawsley, the title of The Knightley Parishes would be a very appropriate choice. The present head of the descendants of the Knightley family, Viscount Gage (himself a churchwarden of Fawsley for many years), was very happy for the family name to be used, and the Bishop also gave his consent on behalf of the Diocese. consent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The arrangements for services underwent some changes with the arrival of the Revd. Petitt, and we now have again a fixed and predictable pattern. Details of all the services are given each month in The Link, which is a benefice magazine distributed, without charge, to each household in the five parishes, and to which you will find a link elsewhere on this page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You will find elsewhere in this web site the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the various benefice and parish officers, and, in the pages devoted to the villages, we hope you will find useful information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please remember that you will be most welcome at any of the services or other church and village events listed in these pages and in The Link, and we hope that you will feel free to become involved in at least some of the activities. The more you put into village life, the more you will get out of it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The benefice is at present (as from November 2008) in interregnum. A reduced service pattern is operating during the interregnum - please see the latest edition of "The Link" for information on service times and places | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE BENEFICE OFFICERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE LINK MAGAZINE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JUNE 2009 |
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Please click on the logo to download the latest copy of the Link magazine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Link magazine is in PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat reader to view. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please click here to download Acrobat Reader. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAST COPIES OF THE LINK MAGAZINE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLEASE NOTE. If you wish to contact a representative listed in the link magazine, please refer to the latest copy for the most up to date contact details. |
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| If you want to ring, learn to ring or have the bells rung for a special occasion, please contact the person named below. |
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Daventry Deanery
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Peterborough Diocesan Website
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Badby Village website |
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Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers |
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The Ringing World |
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The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers |
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