Hargrave is a small village and civil parish situated in rural Northamptonshire, England, approximately 21 miles east of Northampton and adjacent to the Northamptonshire-Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 236 people,Office for National Statistics: Hargrave CP: Parish headcounts . Retrieved 12 November 2009 increasing to 241 at the 2011 census.
The villages name origin is uncertain. 'The hare grove', 'hoar grove' or in a transferred sense of Old English 'har', 'boundary grove' which it could potentially be because the parish borders both Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
The 12th century, All Hallows Church is at the centre of the village. The village has a village hall with several active societies.
In 2007, Hargrave, Raunds, Ringstead and Stanwick were legally united as "The 4 Spires Benefice", with each village retaining its own church.
Heritage assets The following buildings and structures are listed by Historic England as of special architectural or historic interest.National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Church of All Saints and chest tomb (Grade II*) 12th century Stone coffin, Church of All Saints (Grade II) 13th century Churchlands (Grade II) 17th century Wildacre (Grade II) 17th century Pair of chest tombs (Grade II) 17th century Nag's Head public house (Grade II) 17th century Box Tree Cottage and attached house (Grade II) 17th century Group of three chest tombs (Grade II) 18th century Hillstone Cottage (Grade II) 18th century War memorial (Grade II) 20th century
Geography Ringstead, Keyston, Stanwick, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Thrapston, Raunds, Wellingborough, Chelveston, Irthlingborough, Upper Dean, Shelton and Covington are places near Hargrave.
Demography
In 1801 there were 158 persons In 1831 there were 203 persons In 1841 there were 257 persons In 2001 there were 236 personsOffice for National Statistics In 2011 there were 241 persons
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