Spratton
| Spratton | |
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.JPG) Spratton village sign | |
.svg)  Spratton Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 1,150 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP7169 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Spratton is a village and
2001 census, the parish's population was 1,099 people,[2] increasing to 1,150 at the 2011 Census.[3] Spratton is 7.1 miles north of Northampton, 6.5 miles from Long Buckby and 11.4 miles from Daventry. The village is situated on the A5199 road
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The village's name means 'Pole farm/settlement', either made of poles or perhaps a place where they were made or acquired.[4]
Landmarks
Parish Church[5]
The parish church of Spratton is dedicated to
Black Prince and John of Gaunt in the Hundred Years' War. He died in 1371. The great-great-grandmother of George Washington
was baptised in the church in 1602. There is a plaque saying this in the church.
Spratton Hall School
Spratton Hall is a Grade II listed building.MP was educated there. Harry Mallinder (rugby union player) first played rugby there.
Amenities
The village has one
public house, the King's Head on Brixworth Road which also operates as a restaurant under the name of Brasserie 23. The well-known Saul's the butcher's, established in 1926[9]
on Brixworth Road has now closed and has moved its premises to the farm shop near Chapel Brampton. Spratton Village Store is situated on Brixworth Road as is Dawn Mallard, Hairdresser.
Events
Spratton used to host a folk music festival in July every year but stopped because they lost money 0 years in a row. [10] Bands that have appeared include Capercaillie, Show of Hands, Oysterband and Peatbog Faeries. In addition to the music, there were craft stalls, food, children's entertainment and a bar serving real ales and ciders.
Notable people
- The cricketer Charles Studdwas born in the village in 1860.
- Amphillis Twigden, the great-great grandmother of Little Creaton; she was baptised in Spratton Church on 2 February 1602.
- Northampton Saints players who have resided the village include Rugby World Cup winners Ben Cohen and Matt Dawson.
- Former England cricketer Devon Malcolm lives in the village.[11]
- The 1901 census.
- Lt William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse VC RFC (1887-1915) was the first airman to be awarded a Victoria Cross. He lived at Spratton Grange. There is a commemorative stone in the Millennium Garden, Brixworth Road, near to the village sign.[12]
References
- ^ 223 Explorer Map - Northampton and Market Harborough. Ordnance Survey. January 2006.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Office for National Statistics: Spratton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 21 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ISBN 978-0-9549857-6-9.
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- ^ "Spratton Hall, Spratton". Details of the listing for Spratton Hall. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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- ^ Sauls Of Spratton Ltd Archived 25 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spratton Folk Festival Archived 11 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sport - Village History - Spratton Local History Society Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ISBN 978-0-9549857-5-2.
- "Lieutenant William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse - A Northamptonshire Hero" by Enid Jarvis. Published Spratton Local History Society
External links
Media related to Spratton at Wikimedia Commons
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