Spratton
| Spratton | |
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  Spratton Spratton shown within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 1,099 |
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| OS grid reference | SP7169 |
| District | Daventry |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Kettering |
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Landmarks
Parish Church
The parish church of Spratton is dedicated to St Andrew and stands on Brixworth Road. The ecclesiastical parish is part of the diocese of Peterborough. The church, built from ironstone, stands on high ground in the centre of the village and has a tower with a spire. The chancel is 29 feet long by 15 feet wide. The earliest church built on the site dated from 1120, but it has been altered and remodelled considerably over the centuries. The interior of the church was restored in 1847 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and the north porch rebuilt. The spire was taken down nearly to the base in 1870 and rebuilt. The great great grandmother of George Washington was baptised in the church, there is a plaque saying this in the church.
Spratton Hall School
The independent co-educational Spratton Hall School was founded by K.C. Hunter and his wife Joan in 1951. There are currently over 400 pupils at the school aged 4-13 years old. Spratton Hall, the largest house in the village, is a Grade II listed building with grounds extending to 50 acres. The house was probably built in 1760 on the site of an earlier farmhouse. Constructed primarily with limestone from Kingsthorpe, it is a plain three-storey structure with a slate roof. Actor Tenniel Evans taught English and drama there for a short time in the early 1950s before returning to theatre. English international rugby union player Matt Dawson was a gap student at Spratton Hall from 1996 to 1997. Michael Ellis MP was educated there.
Amenities
The village has one public house, the King’s Head on Brixworth Road. There is a butchers, Saul’s, also on Brixworth Road, and established in 1926.[2] There is also a village store.
Events
Spratton used to host a folk music festival in July every year but stopped because they lost money 2 years in a row.[3] 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 Victorian cricketer Charles Studd was born in the village in 1860
- Amphillis Twigden, the great-great grandmother of George Washington, first President of the United States, was born in the parish of Spratton at 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
- The suffragette Emily Davison was working as a live-in governess to the Moorhouse family at The Grange, Spratton, at the time of the 1901 census
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Spratton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 21 November 2009
- ↑ Sauls Of Spratton Ltd
- ↑ Spratton Folk Festival
External links
Media related to Spratton at Wikimedia Commons
