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Earls BartonEarls Barton is a village in Northamptonshire, notable for its Anglo-Saxon church, All Saints' Church and also for its heritage industry, shoe-making. The parish church of All Saints is decribed as the finest Anglo-Saxon church in the land. It is stone-built from Northamptonshire ironstone and Barnack rag, and it has been the dominant feature of the village for over a thousand years. Its tower dates to around 970 AD, and its door is a similar age, though the church contains feature from every century since. Shoes have been made in Earls Barton since the 13th century, and Barkers have a factory in the village. (Read more) |