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Finedon is a town in Northamptonshire , in the United Kingdom , and Twinned with Wittlich , Germany and Niort , France . In 1086 when the Domesday Book was completed Finedon was a large royal manor, previously held by Queen Edith . At this time the village was known as Tingdene, which may originate from the Danish word ''Ting'' meaning assembly, together with the Saxon ''Dene'' for valley or Vale . Tingdene and the later version, Thingdon, were used until the early 19th Century until finally Finedon became the commonly accepted version, both in written format as well as in pronunciation, (Bailey, 1975) The importance of Finedon at the time of the Domesday Book is clear, as with a population of 102 it was only one of four towns listed with a population greater than 50 in Northamptonshire . (The others being Northampton , Brackley , and Rushton ). The Bell Inn also claims to be listed in the Domesday Book, but the current building does not date back to this period, and there is evidence that the site of the original inn was situated several hundred metres away. However the main building was built around 1598 , with the current imposing Façade added in 1872 . The Parish Church St Mary's is a magnificent mid- 14th Century church with an Aisled and Cloistered Nave of four bays. Finedon is linked to the Borough of Wellingborough , but some 'Finedoners' consider themselves to be somewhat alienated from surrounding areas. There are local jokes of Inbreeding , saying basically that 'Once a Finedoner, always a Finedoner'. Finedon has a small country park which is officially called ''Finedon Pocket Park''. The local name for the park area (''The Pits'') is derived from its historical use as an Ironstone Quarry . Nearby communities include Irthlingborough , Burton Latimer and Little Harrowden . REFERENCES John Bailey, "Finedon Otherwise Thingdon", 1975, IBSN 0-9504250-0-1 EXTERNAL LINKS
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