Warkworth, Northamptonshire

Warkworth
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Warkworth Location within Northamptonshire
Population	31 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SP4840
• London	74 miles (119 km)
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Banbury
Postcode district	OX17
Dialling code	01295
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Northamptonshire
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°03′35″N 1°17′22″W / 52.0597°N 1.2895°W / 52.0597; -1.2895

Warkworth is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Banbury in Oxfordshire and 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of junction 11 of the M40 motorway.

The land on which the village lies was granted to the Lyons family by William the Conqueror, shortly after the Norman Conquest, and belonged to the family until the 15th century. Their seat was Warkworth Castle.

The 2001 Census recorded the parish's population as 31.^[1]