Coordinates: 52°26′08″N 0°29′58″W / 52.43545°N 0.49957°W / 52.43545; -0.49957

Achurch
The elaborate cover for the village well
Achurch  Achurch shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	TL021830
District	East Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district	PE8
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Achurch (formerly Asenciran sometimes Thorpe Achurch) is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It was called Asechirce in the Domesday Book.

It is part of the civil parish of Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe and Thorpe Achurch and the district of East Northamptonshire. It has lent its name to people's surnames who are believed to have originated from the village.

The parish includes the Grade 1 listed home of Lilford Hall.

[edit] External links

• A series of ten photographs and some further details of the village
• Map sources for Achurch

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