Creaton
| Creaton | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 Creaton Village Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP707719 |
| Location: | 52°20’26"N, -0°57’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 503 (2011) |
| Post town: | Northampton |
| Postcode: | NN6 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Daventry |
Creaton is a village in Northamptonshire, standing eight miles north-west of the county town, Northampton and eighteen miles south-east of the city of Leicester, along the A5199. The village stretches along the top of the ridge, giving it extensive views east and west.
The village has a mediæval church, St Michael and All Angels, with a low stone tower. The church dates from the 12th century.
History
The village is appears in the Domesday Book as 'Creaton Magna' (now the main part of the village) and 'Creaton Parva' (now Little Creaton).[1]
In the centre of the village, across Grooms Lane, are the foundations of the house where Amphylis Twigden, great-great grandmother of George Washington, first President of the United States was born and lived. Twigden married the Reverend Lawrence Washington, son of Lawrence Washington (1602–1652). Their son, John Washington, emigrated to America and was the father of George.[2]
On 22 July 1944 at 22:53hrs, 92 Group RAF informed Flying Control at RAF Husbands Bosworth that a V1 Flying Bomb was heading in their direction. However, at 22.57hrs a message was received that the bomb had crashed on Creaton. Severe damage was done to houses in the village but nobody was killed.[3]
About the village
Creaton has a typical English village green which is a large focal point with a number of interesting buildings including the Manor House, built in 1604.
The village public house is the Bricklayers Arms, on Welford Road. On the southern edge of the village is Highgate House, a conference centre and former 17th century coaching inn.
Also overlooking the green are a terrace of almshouses which were founded in 1825 and rebuilt in 1897.[4] Several thatched and built of the local sandstone. One of the cottages, Moringside, has a doorway from Holdenby Palace.
A brick-built United Reformed chapel stands in the village, originally erected as a non-conformist chapel in 1604, though the current building dates from 1793.
Traditional hunt meets were frequently held on the green. Creaton also has a village park which has a full sized football pitch.
The village has a new village shop which was erected on the Welford Road and opened in August 2018 after a successful community fundraiser.[5]
Nearby historic buildings include Cottesbrooke Hall and estate a mile to the north; Holdenby House and Althorp two miles and three miles south respectively; Coton Manor Garden and Ravensthorpe Reservoir both about a mile to the west. The 7th Century Anglo-Saxon church at Brixworth is about two miles to the east.
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Creaton) |
References
- ↑ (in en) The history of Northampton and its vicinity; brought down to the present time. Birdsall and Sons. 1815. https://books.google.com/books?id=0hQHAAAAQAAJ&q=domesday+book+%22creaton+magna%22&pg=PA74.
- ↑ "Amphyllis Twigden - Village History - Spratton Local History Society" (in en-gb). https://www.sprattonhistory.org/village-history.php?view=2.
- ↑ "Husbands Bosworth - Aerodrome in Wwii". https://husbandsbosworth.info/historical-information/aerodrome-in-wwii.
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1961; 1973 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3
- ↑ "Our Story - Creaton Village Shop". http://www.creatonvillageshop.co.uk/our-story/.