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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Creaton like this:
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.
Great Creaton is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Creaton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Creaton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7687
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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