| Crick | |
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 Main Road, Crick (now bypassed) and the Red Lion Inn | |
.svg)  Crick Location withinNorthamptonshire | |
| Population | 1,886 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP587726 |
| • London | 78 mi (126 km) |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Crick is a village in theWest Northamptonshire unitary authority area ofNorthamptonshire, England.[1] It is close to the border withWarwickshire, 6 miles (10 km) east ofRugby and 14 miles (23 km) northwest ofNorthampton. The villages of Crick andWest Haddon were by-passed by theA428 main road from Rugby to Northampton when theDaventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) was built in 1996. The terminal is a short distance east of junction 18 of theM1 motorway, which is next to Crick. Crick's population in the 2001 census was 1,460, increasing to 1,886 at the 2011 census.[2]
Crick takes its name from theBrittonicCeltic word for "hill", "cruc". There are many similar examples acrossWales, for exampleCrughywel,Crug Mawr andCrickadarn. Crack's Hill (grid referenceSP595736) is about one mile (1.5 km) northeast of the village, next to the canal, and gives good views of Crick,Yelvertoft,West Haddon andRugby from the top.Kilsby and Crick railway station was located1+1⁄2 mi (2.5 km) west of the village between 1881 and 1960.
The Historic England website contains details of a total of 48 listed buildings in the parish of Crick, all of which are Grade II except for St Margaret's Church which is Grade I.[3] Details of some of these are as follows:
This building was erected in a perpendicular style in the 14th and 15th centuries, incorporating some 12th-century work. It includes a nave, two aisles, northsacristy, south porch and west tower. The walls are constructed of coursed ironstone and limestone rubble, with coursed ironstone and sandstone in the tower. The roofs are of tile and lead. There is a Romanesque sandstone font, whose base consists of three crouching figures. It was restored in 1840 byRC Hussey, and thus contains a number of elements from that era.[4]
This property was built in a Gothic Revival style in 1847 as a school with an attached teacher's house. The walls are of red and blue brick with ironstone dressings. The octagonal bell turret has a small spire.[5]
This house has a datestone which may read 1694. It is built of coursed squared ironwork, with a tile roof and brick and stone stacks. The bay window on the left-hand side has a datestone reading 1925, when extensions and internal remodelling took place.[6]
Crick has aPost Office and aCo-Op. There are threepublic houses, the 'Royal Oak', the 'Wheatsheaf' and the 'Red Lion'. The Ex-Servicemen's Club is a members-only club. Currently the nearest railway station is atRugby,6+1⁄2 mi (10.5 km) away. However the proposedRugby Parkway will be nearer,2+3⁄4 mi (4.5 km) east.
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The Leicester Line of theGrand Union Canal passes just east of Crick, and the village is well known for its canalmarina and annualCrick Boat Show.
Crick canal tunnel is close to the south-east of the village and is 1,528 yards (1,397 metres) long.
Crick Primary School[7] is on Main Road and most clearly visible from Bury Dyke. Details of a series of reports on the school can be found in the relevant section of the Ofsted website.[8] There were 143 pupils on the roll at the time of the inspection in October 2011.
Secondary school children living in the village generally attendGuilsborough School inGuilsborough,Lawrence Sheriff School for Boys,Rugby High School for Girls orRugby School.
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