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CREATON (Great), a parish in Brixworth district, Northamptonshire; 3 miles WNW of Brixworth r. station, and 8 NNW of Northampton. It has a post office under Northampton. Acres, 790. Real property, £2, 616. Pop., 510. Houses, 127. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £270.* Patron, the Rev. E. T. Beynon. The church is good; and there are an Independent chapel, and charities £53.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Great Creaton Parish Brixworth Poor Law Union/Registration District Northamptonshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | CREATON | CREATON GREAT | GREAT CREATON |
| Place: | Great Creaton |
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