Staverton, Northamptonshire

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Village of Staverton

In Northamptonshire
Shown within Northamptonshire
In the United Kingdom

Geography
Status	Village
Government Region	East Midlands
Administrative County	Northamptonshire
Local Administration	Daventry District Council
Admin H.Q.	Daventry
Grid Reference	SP 539 612
ONS Code	34UC 061
Demographics
Population	468 (2001 Census)
Male	240
Female	228
Households	to be added
Politics
M.P. (2005 election)	Tim Boswell
Party	Conservative
Post Office & Telephone
Post Code	NN11
Dialling code	01327
Communications
Railway	Rugby or Long Buckby (west coast main line)
Bus	Local and national from Daventry
Road	Close to the A425, and M1 motorway

Staverton is a village in the south west of the county of Northamptonshire, England. It is 2.3 miles west of Daventry, 7.9 miles east of Southam and 15.3 miles east of Leamington Spa. It straddles the A425 road from Daventry to Leamington. In the Domesday book of 1086, Staverton is mentioned but is then under the name of ‘Stavertone’ The village sits on the edge of an escarpment and has commanding views westward across the adjoing county of Warwickshire. South of the village at approximately 1.5 miles, is Arbury Hill. Arbury Hill, at 225 m (738 ft), is the highest point in the county of Northamptonshire. The River Nene rises nearby. On the summit evidence of an Iron Age hill fort of an unusually square shape is plainly seen.

[edit] Amenities

The village has a parish church and it is called St. Mary the Virgin. There is also one public house called ‘The Countryman’ and across the road from the Pub there is a Garage. There is also a Garden centre on the Badby Road out of the Village that is well worth a visit. To the east of the Village on the Daventry road is Staverton Park with its Excellent leisure facilities include an indoor leisure complex and challenging 18-hole golf course and driving range. There is a Hotel with well-appointed bedrooms and an extensive range of meeting rooms and a Conference Suite which can accommodate 300 delegates.