The Keynes family ( / ˈ k eɪ n z / KAYNZ ) is an English family that has included several notable economists, writers, and actors, including the economist John Maynard Keynes .
12-609: Dodford may refer to: Dodford, Northamptonshire , England Dodford, Worcestershire , England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dodford&oldid=932798051 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
24-517: A Grade I listed parish church, called St Mary the Virgin . It was founded by the Normans in 1066, rebuilt by Ralph de Keynes in 1100, and the tower and north chapel were added by William de Keynes in 1221. St Mary's has a nave with a north aisle and a clerestory on the north side only. The arcade, of four bays, is 14th century. The south wall of the nave has two plain 12th century splayed windows, of which
36-571: A timber frame placed diagonally in the tower. This is a weak layout and the bells remained neglected and unringable for several decades until essential frame strengthening was carried out in 2007. Keynes family The English surname Keynes is derived from a Norman place name, either Cahagnes ( Calvados ) or Cahaignes ( Eure ), which are documented as places of origin of people of this name or possibly also from similar placenames not so documented. The earliest documented person in England bearing
48-577: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dodford, Northamptonshire Dodford is a village in West Northamptonshire , England. Prior to local government changes in 2021 it was within the Weedon Ward of Daventry District . The village is just north of the A45 road 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) west of Weedon. The population of
60-499: Is known to have visited with the aim of recording its inscriptions, armorial bearings etc. Ashmole visited Dodford church on 15 April 1657, and his handwritten notes are now in the Bodleian Library . There is a tall 13th century west tower which was structurally crumbling until major repairs in the late 20th century. It contains a ring of six bells , each of which was cast in a different year between 1614 and 1907. The bells hang in
72-504: The civil parish at the 2011 Census was 203. It is 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (5.6 km) east of Daventry and 10 miles (16 km) west of Northampton . It is also close to junction 16 of the M1 motorway . The parish consists of some 1,384 acres (560 ha) and is bounded on the east by the A5 trunk road which is the old Roman road of Watling Street . Most of the village and parish sits astride
84-478: The early years of Henry I . His widow Adelicia made a grant for his soul to Lewes priory, with the assent of their son Hugh (Mon. Ang. v,14). His lands were divided between his three sons, of whom Hugh held the forest of Northamptonshire in 1129/30." Surname variants include "Koine", "De Keynes", "Keynes", "de Cayenes", "Caynes", "Caines", "Cheyney", "Cheney", "Chaney", "Chaineis", "Cahaignes", "Casneto", "Caisned", "Casineto". The following places were named after
96-420: The land including a deer park which lay to the south of the village, between it and what is now the A45 between Daventry and Weedon . In 1673 it is recorded that 39 people paid Hearth Tax . By the early part of the 18th century there were 21 dwellings in the village, and a map dated 1742 shows the layout of the village much as it is today. In 1801 the village is recorded as having 205 residents. Dodford has
108-487: The name was William de Cahaignes from Normandy who was born around 1035. Of another Norman William de Cahaignes (born around 1060 and probably his son), Katharine Keats-Rohan writes:- " Norman , from Cahaignes, Calvados, arr. Vire, cant. Aunay-sur-Odon. Major tenant of Robert, Count of Mortain (half-brother of William the Conqueror) in several Domesday counties. He was Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1086, and again in
120-491: The valley of an east-flowing stream which is a tributary of the River Nene . The villages name means 'Dodda's ford'. There are considerable earthworks around the village on the northern side of the stream, which indicate that Dodford was a larger settlement than it is today. Many of these earthworks have been ploughed out in recent years, but the evidence has been recorded of their existence. These earthworks suggest that there
132-457: The west one is now blocked, and part of the plain arch of a doorway; on the exterior there is much herringbone masonry. The south porch is of two storeys. The chancel was rebuilt in the 19th century. The church contains an elaborately-carved 12th century font . Dodford church has the distinction of being the first church that the antiquary Elias Ashmole (founder of the Ashmolean Museum )
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#1732848777747144-555: Was a large scale de-population or a considerable movement of the village. Dodford is mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 944. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a manor of three hides belonging to Robert, Count of Mortain (who was the half-brother of William the Conqueror ), with a recorded population of 22 including a priest. In 1222 the manor of Dodford was acquired by William de Keynes , who enclosed much of
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