[2] The 2001 census[3] showed there were 362 people living in the village, 171 male, 191 female, with average age 40.54 years in 150 households.

Barnwell St Andrew Church of England Primary School was closed by the county council in 2005 in spite of protests.

The park is bounded on the north-west and south-west by a flood channel loop of the River Nene, known as 'the Backwater', and on the east by the A605 Barnwell Road.

It consists of a series of willow-fringed lakes, short mown grass, coarser vegetation, conservation grassland and small wooded areas.

The lakes, picnic meadows, river and the resident water birds make the park very attractive to visitors and in particular young families.

The irregular shapes of the lakes provide different views around each corner and give a sense of "progressive revelation" to visitors.

From the 2007 visitor surveys, picnicking, dog walking, leisurely strolls, feeding the water birds, fishing and watching the wildlife are the main reason for visits.

In 1938 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, bought the house and estate and the family still retain it but now live in an apartment in Kensington Palace, London.