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Creaton, Northamptonshire
Creaton maps
Historic maps of Creaton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Creaton maps
Historic map of Creaton
Illustrated Victorian map of Northamptonshire
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Creaton books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Creaton and the local area. View all Creaton books
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Northamptonshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Corby Living Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Creaton photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Creaton
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Northamptonshire memories
Hi, name Theobald, we - mother Ivy, 3 kids (Mavis, Fred, Ivy) lived in North Bank House in 1939, we were evacuated from London with Aunt Ada Smith, Uncle Vic and Aunt May. We went to the village school, went back to London in 1949 or 1948. We had a big goat called Mary, she butted all who came to the... [more]
Shared on 29 July 2009
Sandhills/Middle Turn (commonly known)
To the left of this picture was a cul-de-sac called Sandhills. My Aunty Grace and uncle and family lived here, so did my mother Margaret Anderson at some stage and later various cousins. Down the bottom to the right was the original local shop (known Gammidges? when my Mother was small) owned by Greenwood for many years later (and when I... [more]
Shared on 05 July 2007
I was born in 1953 in Northampton. Later my family moved and settled in Essex but my childhood was spent in Spratton with my Nana Anderson. She worked at Mr Tattersall's as a housekeeper and during the holidays I would go down with her. Tattersall's house was situated a little further down from Saul's butchers which is seen here on the... [more]
Shared on 05 July 2007
Margaret Anderson and Edward Gill married 8th October 1949 last to be married by the 'blind' vicar (does anyone remember his name I think it was Pettit) while it was named St Luke's. The name of the church was changed from that year.
Julie Gill-Frisby - I walked past this church many times when my Nana Anderson walked to work... [more]
Shared on 05 July 2007
Extracts From Creaton & Northamptonshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Creaton, inspired by Frith photos.
Northamptonshire Photographic Memories
Located about eight miles north-west of Northampton, the village of Creaton used to comprise two communities - Great Creaton and Little Creaton. It may look like a peaceful and unremarkable village where little happens, but this community has a tenuous link with the American political system. The great-great grandmother of George Washington was born in the area.
This is an extract from Northamptonshire Photographic Memories.
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Northampton Town and City Memories
The buildings on the left, the west side of the Market Place, mostly survive today, apart from the two at the far left. Unlike a French market square, the south and west side of Northampton's market place in particular have a delightful informality and physical variety, with no building the same as its neighbour.
This is an extract from Northampton Town and City Memories.
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Northampton Town and City Memories
10th-century Anglo-Saxon church tower at Earls Barton. The place also had a Norman earthwork castle, a motte and bailey type; in later years it was a boot and shoe making town, one of several that thrived around Northampton.
This is an extract from Northampton Town and City Memories.
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