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Grange Park is a
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and a
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on the outskirts of
Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
in
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.


History

The Northampton
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was created from
agricultural Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created f ...
land belonging to Courteenhall Grange Farm in the late 1990s. Approval for the initial development of the Northampton estate was granted on 8 May 1998, initially for one thousand houses to be built along with amenities such as a primary school, a community centre, and country parks.


2003 planned development of an IKEA store

In 2003, a sand pit which was a former domestic refuse site was the proposed location for a new
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store but after local opposition from members of the public, the store was built in
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instead.


2008 development of 450 new homes

In 2008,
West Northamptonshire Development Corporation The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) was an urban Development Corporation to secure the regeneration of the urban development areas of Daventry, Towcester and Northampton in Northamptonshire, England. History The corporation ...
agreed on a new development of 450 new homes and a hotel in the same sand pit location where an
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store was planned in 2003 but the government decided that the 450 new homes would be built closer to the existing homes in the village rather than on the wasteland.


2017 warehouses development

In 2017, three new warehouses were built in the sandpit location that was formerly the planned site for an
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and 450 new homes. Two of the warehouses are home to Clipper Logistics and the other one is home to an
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distribution centre.


2019 planned development of 330 new homes

In January 2019, Manor Oak Homes published plans for 330 new homes. Most of the community are not opposed to the new development but many believe that there are not enough local services to cope with the new homes as the primary school, doctor's surgery, dental practice and pre-school are already at almost full capacity and with the 330 new homes, there are no new plans for further community buildings.


Demographics

The population of Grange Park was 4,700 as of the 2021 Census. Prior to this, according to the 2001 Census the population was just 327 people, however the Northampton estate was relatively undeveloped at that time. A
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is taken every ten years in the
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, the next one will be in the year 2031. In the 2021 Census, 81.1% of the Grange Park population identified themselves as
White British White British is an ethnicity classification used for the White population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census. In the 2011 census, the White British population was 49 ...
.


Facilities


Schools

Woodland View Primary School is the only school in Grange Park, it caters for children in
primary education Primary education is the first stage of Education, formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary education. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first schools and middle s ...
from reception up until
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. For
Secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
, most children go to Caroline Chisholm School but there are numerous other
secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
s in the area that children can go to.


Community

The estate has numerous community facilities such as a
community centre A community centre, community center, or community hall is a public location where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may be open for the whole community or for a sp ...
, a sports pavilion and a religious centre. These are home for numerous clubs and
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such as
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and
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s. There is also a doctors surgery, a
dental practice Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of ...
and a
daycare Child care, also known as day care, is the care and supervision of one or more children, typically ranging from three months to 18 years old. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(ren), childcare typica ...
for members of the community to use.


Commercial

Grange Park have a
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supermarket, a Harvester restaurant, a
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pub, some take away and
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establishments. There are also two hotels in Grange Park which are in a prime location for business persons due to how close the Northampton estate is to the
M1 motorway The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) motorway, A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK; the first motorway in the count ...
.


Industrial

There is a small industrial estate in Grange Park which contain numerous warehouses used as distribution centres for logistics companies. There are also three warehouses that are outside of the industrial estate which are operated by Clipper and Amazon. Grange Park is also a prime location as a logistics hub due to how close the
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and the A45 trunk road are.


Politics


Parish council

Grange Park Parish Council has 12 members who are elected every four years.


Unitary Authority

Following local government restructuring the Northampton estate is governed by
West Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, and was created in 2021. It contains the county town of Northampton, as wel ...
council. Prior to this it was in the
South Northamptonshire South Northamptonshire was a local government district in Northamptonshire, England, from 1974 to 2021. Its council was based in the town of Towcester, first established as a settlement in Roman Britain. The population of the Local Authority ...
and had two
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s who were responsible for "Grange Ward". Councillor Andrew Grant and Councillor Adil Sadygov both members of the Conservative party. It was also represented on
Northamptonshire County Council Northamptonshire County Council was the county council for Northamptonshire in England from 1889 to 2021. It was originally created in 1889, reformed in 1974, and abolished in 2021. The headquarters of the council was County Hall, Northampton, ...
by one
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who was responsible for "
Hackleton Hackleton is a village located in West Northamptonshire, just north of Buckinghamshire. It is south of Northampton town centre, and by road to the M1 motorway, M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 15 and north of junction 14. London is ...
and Grange Park Ward". The last councillor for this ward was Councillor Michael Clarke, a member of the Conservative party.


Transport

Grange Park is close to the Northampton loop of the
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. This carries trains from
Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
to London Euston via Milton Keynes Central. Peak travel times by rail by
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and
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services in minutes are: from Northampton to Central London 46, to Birmingham 65; from Milton Keynes to Central London 40 and Manchester 120. The estate borders on the
M1 motorway The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) motorway, A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK; the first motorway in the count ...
to the south-east and A45 to the west and north. Typical travel times in minutes by road ''(peak times in italics)'' are: * Central London (via M1) 75 ''(110)'' * Birmingham (via M1/M6) 45 ''(60)'' * Manchester, (via M1/M6/M62) 120 ''(175)'' * Leicester (via M1) 50 ''(65)'' * Oxford (via A43) 50 ''(60)'' * Cambridge (via A45/A14) 85 ''(130)'' * Milton Keynes (via A508) 20 ''(30)'' Airports at
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,
Gatwick Gatwick Airport , also known as London Gatwick Airport (), is the secondary international airport serving London, West Sussex and Surrey. It is located near Crawley in West Sussex, south of Central London. In 2024, Gatwick was the second-bu ...
, and London Stansted as well as
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are all within easy reach. Grange Park is also on the Stagecoach Midlands X6 bus route between Milton Keynes and Northampton via Roade. The main local routes for the area also include the routes 11/11A which also bypass Wootton and
Hardingstone Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the southern edge of Northampton, and now forms a suburb of the town. It is about from the town centre. The Newport Pagnell road (the B526, formerly part of the A50) separates ...
.


References


External links


South Northants District Council

Grange Park Cricket Club


Sources


(Google Maps)
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