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Secondary schools children generally attend [[Guilsborough School]] in [[Guilsborough]], [[Lawrence Sheriff School|Lawrence Sheriff School for Boys]] or [[Rugby High School for Girls]]. |
Secondary schools children generally attend [[Guilsborough School]] in [[Guilsborough]], [[Lawrence Sheriff School|Lawrence Sheriff School for Boys]] or [[Rugby High School for Girls]]. |
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==Uses of the word Crick== |
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If you were aching all over, and god knows what it is. If its been going on for weeks and its tewwible. For example, you had a bad back, that is now its going up to the top of your back and neck, you'd say, "Crick." |
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If your Mum found out you'd visited your brother/sister without telling her, you'd also say, "Crick." |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 10:36, 2 August 2012
| Crick | |
|---|---|
 Main Road, Crick (now bypassed) and the Red Lion Inn | |
| Population | 1,460 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP587726 |
| • London | 78 miles (126 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DAVENTRY |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Crick is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It is close to the border with Warwickshire, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Rugby and 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Northampton. 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 the M1 motorway which is next to Crick. Crick's population in the 2001 census was 1,469.
History
Crick takes its name from the Celtic word for 'hill' (Cruc). Crack's Hill (grid reference SP595736) is about a mile north-east of the village next to the canal and gives good views of Crick, Yelvertoft, West Haddon and Rugby from the top top.
Buildings
The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret and is in the Decorated style (1290–1350).[1] Vyntner's Manor is dated 1652 but was altered in 1925.[1] The other building of note is the Ex-Service Men's Club of 1847 and formerly the village school.[1]
Canal
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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 also close to the south-east of the village and is 1,528 yards (1397m) long.
Schools
Crick Primary School[2] is on Main Road and most clearly visible from Bury Dyke. The last Ofsted inspection in 2008 stated that it: "provides a satisfactory education for its pupils". It had 177 children on roll at the time. The school has been expanded to accommodate the children from the large number of houses that have been built in Crick. A few children from the village attend Yelvertoft Primary School.
Secondary schools children generally attend Guilsborough School in Guilsborough, Lawrence Sheriff School for Boys or Rugby High School for Girls.
Uses of the word Crick
If you were aching all over, and god knows what it is. If its been going on for weeks and its tewwible. For example, you had a bad back, that is now its going up to the top of your back and neck, you'd say, "Crick."
If your Mum found out you'd visited your brother/sister without telling her, you'd also say, "Crick."
References
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1974-03-11). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
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External links
Media related to Crick, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
