ACHURCH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

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Nestling in the Northamptonshire countryside, you could easily miss Achurch. From the main road there doesn't even appear to be a parish church. But this tiny Hamlet has quite a few items of interest hidden away	Achurch was the birthplace in 1603 of WIlliam Peake - Lord Mayor of London in 1686 and Alfred Leete, who designed the famous 'Your Country Needs You' recruiting poster.	Thorpe Achurch was once part of the Lilford Estate.
This well was the water supply for all the houses in the village right up to 1950 when it was connected to the mains water supply.	The structure housing the well was built as a memorial to Thomas Atherton Powys, as evidenced by the inscription on the roof.	The only other item visible from the main road is this memorial to those village people that gave their lives in the two world wars.
St.John the Baptist Church, hidden away down a dead end road, was built in 1218 by Sir Ascelin de Waterville, a crusader knight, as a thanksgiving for his safe return from the Holy Land.	The tombs of Sir Ascelin de Waterville and other crusader knights are well preserved outside the church.	Robert Browne, reputed to be the founder of congregationalism, was rector from 1591 until 1633 when he was imprisoned in Northampton gaol for non-payment of rates.
	The church was heavily restored in 1843 when the chancel was added.

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