Wolfhampcote

Wolfhampcote is an abandoned village and civil parish in the English counties of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, which it straddles.

[1] The civil parish is only in Warwickshire, with the entire eastern boundary with Northamptonshire clearly formed by the River Leam.

Local legend suggests that the village was wiped out by the Black Death brought in by refugees from London, but there is no evidence to support this.

The most notable surviving feature of the village is the Church of St Peter, which stands isolated apparently in the middle of nowhere in a field.

The Oxford Canal passes to the north of the site, but this section is the result of a straightening-out dating from the 1830s, the more southerly original route (constructed in the 1770s) having followed a much more winding course, remains of which can still be traced through the area.

1946 map of Wolfhampcote parish, the old village is near Braunston, the map shows the former railway lines which criss-crossed the area, both now closed
The ancient hamlet of Wolfhampcote