    newnham is a village in the daventry district of the county of northamptonshire in england. - os explorer map 207: newport pagnell & northampton south (1:25 000) isbn 0319 46387 7 the village is  south of daventry,  west from weedon bec,  west of junction 16 of the m1 motorway and  west of northampton. the a45 road runs a mile northwest of the village. the nearest railway station is at long buckby,  northeast. the village nestles below a large hill in the valley of the river nene. the village name is thought to derive from the nearby river nene. the hill, called newnham hill, is topped by an ancient disused windmill, and has commanding views over the nearby town of daventry. also on the hill is a large aerial which is part of the air traffic control system of the british isles. ==the parish church== thumb|left|the air traffic control mast on newnham hill thumb|left|the parish church of saint michael's thumb|left|the former post office, now a 'mace' store thumb|left|the romer arms public house thumb|left|another view of the parish church in newnham the parish church, called st michael and all angels,the knightley parishes is a former chapel of a parent church at badby. the benefice has always been badby-cum-newnham, with the vicarage of badby. as the church is perched high on a bank, the churchyard descends steeply east and south. the chancel, the north aisle and the present nave were built in the early 14th century, on the site of a 12th-century chapel. the western tower was built in the late 14th or early 15th century abutting the west wall and standing on three open arches. the tower has contained six bells since 1660. they were rehung on a new iron frame by john taylor & co in 1940. ==other village amenities== on the village green can be found the "mace" branded general store that supplies a wide range of goods 
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