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Creaton Northamptonshire |
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Biodiversity
and Sarah Raven comes to Creaton |
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2010
is the UN International Year of Biodiversity.
Irrespective of individual views on climate
change and environmental issues, it is
clear that the insect and animal populations
in this country have been severely affected
by a number of changes in land management
at both large and small scale, from the
continuing industrialisation of farming
methods to the replacement of front gardens
with paving for cars. In a small village
like Creaton, these effects can be just
as easily seen and felt as in other places,
urban or rural. |
Sarah Raven on Creaton Village Green |
Creaton
is a village and civil parish in the
Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire
in England, about eight miles north west
of Northampton and sits on a ridge above
a valley. Creaton, together with its
attractive surrounding countryside, is
set in the heart of what William Blake
called “England’s
green and pleasant land”. There are
currently around 500 inhabitants. In the
centre of the village is a large, sloping
green, certainly one of the finest in the
county. The church of
St Michael and All Angels dates from the
13th century with a low stone tower. On
the High Street stands the United
Reformed Church. The village possesses
an excellent primary school, a thriving
Post Office/General Stores and a pub, “The
Bricklayers Arms.” On the Brixworth
Road is a well-used playing field. The
Village Hall is the hub for a variety of
activities, not least of which is a busy
Pre-School Playgroup. On the outskirts
of the village there are a Conference Centre,
'Highgate House' (a former 17th century
coaching inn) and a few small businesses
which provide employment for local people.
To discover more about what goes on in
Creaton, please read on……. |
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Creaton
Walking Club Spread the word. No need for formalities. Just turn up. Click for photographs of the June walk from West Haddon to Crick to Winwick to West Haddon |
HISTORY
GROUP VISIT TO KENILWORTH CASTLE |
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Creaton
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