| Spratton | |
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.svg)  Spratton Location withinNorthamptonshire | |
| Population | 1,150 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP7169 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Spratton is a village andcivil parish in theWest Northamptonshire unitary authority area ofNorthamptonshire, England.[1][2] Beforechanges in 2021 it was governed byDaventry District Council. At the time of the2001 census, the parish's population was 1,099 people,[3] increasing to 1,150 at the 2011 Census.[4] Spratton is 7.1 miles north ofNorthampton, 6.5 miles fromLong Buckby and 11.4 miles fromDaventry. The village is situated on theA5199 road.
The village's name means 'Pole farm/settlement', either made of poles or perhaps a place where they were made or acquired.[5]
The parish church of Spratton is dedicated toSt Andrew and stands on Brixworth Road. It is over 900 years old and is a Grade I listed building. Parts of the west wall of the church date from the Norman period, along with one of the windows in the church tower[7] and the south door. Theecclesiastical parish is part of the diocese ofPeterborough. The church, built fromironstone, stands on high ground in the centre of the village and has a tower with a spire. Thechancel 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 SirGeorge Gilbert Scott, and the north porch rebuilt. Thespire was taken down nearly to the base in 1870 and rebuilt. In the chancel is a fine alabastereffigy of Sir John Swinford who fought alongside theBlack Prince andJohn of Gaunt in theHundred Years' War. He died in 1371. The great-great-grandmother ofGeorge Washington was baptised in the church in 1602. There is a plaque saying this in the church.
Spratton Hall is a Grade II listed building.[8] The hall was built in the late 18th century.[9] The hall is now used as an independent co-educational school calledSpratton Hall School and 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 IIlisted 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 fromKingsthorpe, it is a plain three-storey structure with a slate roof. ActorTenniel Evans taught English and drama there for a short time in the early 1950s before returning to theatre. English internationalrugby union playerMatt Dawson was a gap student at Spratton Hall from 1996 to 1997.Michael EllisMP was educated there. Harry Mallinder (rugby union player) first played rugby there.
The village has onepublic house, theKing's Head onBrixworth Road which also operates as arestaurant under the name ofBrasserie 23. The well-knownSaul's the butcher's, established in 1926[10] 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 isDawn Mallard, Hairdresser.
Spratton used to host afolk musicfestival in July every year but stopped because they lost money 0 years in a row.[11] Bands that have appeared includeCapercaillie,Show of Hands,Oysterband andPeatbog Faeries. In addition to the music, there were craft stalls, food, children's entertainment and a bar servingreal ales andciders.
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