Spratton

Spratton
Spratton village sign
Spratton is located in Northamptonshire
Spratton
Spratton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,150 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP7169
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Northamptonshire
52°19′24″N 0°57′03″W / 52.3233°N 0.9509°W / 52.3233; -0.9509

Spratton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire.[1] The local government authority is West Northamptonshire. Before changes in 2021 it was governed by Daventry District Council. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,099 people,[2] increasing to 1,150 at the 2011 Census.[3] Spratton is 7.1 miles north of Northampton, 6.5 miles from Long Buckby and 11.4 miles from Daventry. The village is situated on the A5199 road.

The village's name means 'Pole farm/settlement', either made of poles or perhaps a place where they were made or acquired.[4]

  1. ^ 223 Explorer Map - Northampton and Market Harborough. Ordnance Survey. January 2006. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics: Spratton CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 21 November 2009
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Key to English Place-names".