To the west of the village, the Semington Brook flows northwards and then turns to the west, to join the Avon at Whaddon.
The other is that he was born in 1625, the son of Henry Northup of Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England.
Whaddon is an area in the North Eastern part of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
Before the brook becomes Pittville Lake, it flows through Whaddon (another area of Cheltenham).