Crick is a village in the
West Northamptonshire
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unitary authority area of
Northamptonshire, England. It is close to the border with
Warwickshire
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, east of
Rugby and northwest of
Northampton
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. The villages of Crick and
West Haddon were by-passed by the
A428 main road from Rugby to Northampton when the
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) was built in 1996. The terminal is a short distance east of junction 18 of the
M1 motorway, which is next to Crick. Crick's population in the 2001 census was 1,460, increasing to 1,886 at the 2011 census.
History
Crick takes its name from the
Brittonic Celtic word for "hill", "cruc". There are many similar examples across
Wales
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, for example
Crughywel,
Crug Mawr and
Crickadarn. Crack's Hill () is about northeast of the village, next to the canal, and gives good views of Crick,
Yelvertoft,
West Haddon and
Rugby from the top.
Kilsby and Crick railway station was located west of the village between 1881 and 1960.
Notable buildings
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. Details of some of these are as follows:
St Margaret’s Church, Church Street
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, north
sacristy, 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 by
RC Hussey, and thus contains a number of elements from that era.
Ex-Servicemen's Club, Church Street
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.
Vyntner's Manor, Watford Road
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.
Facilities
Crick has a
Post Office
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and a
Co-Op. There are three
public house
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s, 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 at
Rugby, away. However the proposed
Rugby Parkway will be nearer, east.
Canal
The Leicester Line of the
Grand Union Canal passes just east of Crick, and the village is well known for its canal
marina and annual
Crick Boat Show.
Crick canal tunnel is close to the south-east of the village and is long.
Schools
Crick Primary Schoolref name = "NCC
Crick Primary School at Northants County Council website/ref> 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.
There were 143 pupils on the roll at the time of the inspection in October 2011.
Secondary school children living in the village generally attend
Guilsborough School in
Guilsborough,
Lawrence Sheriff School for Boys,
Rugby High School for Girls or
Rugby School.
References
External links
West Northamptonshire Local History website
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Villages in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire District
Civil parishes in Northamptonshire