Moulton, Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°17′21″N 0°50′57″W / 52.28922°N 0.84907°W / 52.28922; -0.84907

Moulton
Moulton Moulton shown within Northamptonshire
Population	3,388  (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SP784663
Parish	Moulton
District	Daventry district
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHAMPTON
Postcode district	NN3
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Moulton is a large village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It is situated about four miles north of Northampton which is in the Midlands and is one of Europe's largest towns. Moulton has been affected by the expansion of the town yet still retains its village identity. It is thought that the village has its origins in Saxon times, although the main features of the present church are Norman or later. There is one major school in Moulton which serves many other surrounding small villages in the area.

The village was the 18th-century home of William Carey. The village also has links with John Jeye (of Jeyes Fluid fame) as Holly Lodge is found on the road from Moulton to Boughton (a building associated with the family). Holly Lodge has the 'Implement gate' (c 1955), which is iconic of the rural beginnings of Moulton.

Moulton is a village of narrow winding lanes, lined by stone-built cottages and houses, nowadays with traffic calming and one-way systems. The stone-built Gothicky Methodist Chapel of 1835 with its pretty arched windows is next to the old school of 1878, now used by the Moulton Theatre. Unfortunately the tranquillity of this view is somewhat spoilt today by the level of traffic, mostly cars, snaking through the village’s narrow lanes. Moulton is home to Moulton College, an agricultural and trade orientated college.

The village features a meadow called 'Crowfields', which is a natural repository of wild flowers and wildlife. Moulton hosts an annual village festival (held in May) and is home to the Moulton Morris Dancers. The Moulton Sports Complex is also home to the Village Hall and is the current site of the Northampton Saints Hockey Club,

Moulton has a population of over 3,000. The centre of Moulton houses the parish church and some shops and a post office. The local Co-op store has been run by the Moulton Co-operative Society, an independent society and one of Britain's smallest until its expected merger with Midlands Co-operative Society in February 2009. In the area of Moulton Leys in the south, Kettering Road (A43) takes residents from Moulton to Northampton town centre.

Moulton is home to a number of pubs including The White Lion, The Cardigan Arms, The Telegraph, The Artichoke, a working men's club, and just past Moulton Leys heading towards town there is the Lumbertubs pub. Moulton also contains, on its fringe, the Northampton Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters.

Geology

The geology of Moulton is based on sedimentary rocks known as Oolite. Cornbrash, Inferior and Great Oolite rocks have dictated that the soils of Moulton are predominantly sands and clays, but small quantities of ironstone may be found.^[1] This ironstone was used extensively for construction of buildings in and outside of Moulton. Moulton's elevation lies at 400-600ft above sea level and the nature of the soil means that it is relatively free of flooding and drains well without becoming too dry. The alluvial nature of the soil means that it is fertile and can be used to grow a wide range of plants.

Geography

The boundaries of Moulton extend from Pitsford reservoir in the north to Moulton Lane in the south. In the east, the A43 (Kettering Road) is the border, with a small quantity of land that adjoins the east side of the A43 near Ashley Lane. The western fringe corresponds with all land east of Spectacle Lane.

The topography of Moulton is generally flat, but the gradient of land runs from a higher southern elevation in towards lower parts, in the village centre, and then elevates again in a northern direction. At the northern boundary the lower elevations of the reservoir are separated from the village by a strip of high ground.

In the village centre, a tributary of the Nene river flows from the east of the village in a westerly direction where it joins the Nene near Chapel Brampton. Medieval fish ponds in the village were fed from this tributary.

Crowfields Meadow is part of Moulton village and boasts a range of wildlife and plants. Boughton Lane Pocket Park on the Southern end of Moulton is another source of animal and plant biodiversity.

References

External links

• Parish Council
• Moulton Focus
• Moulton High School
• Moulton Primary School
• King's Meadow School
• Moulton Sports Complex
• J Gallery
• Moulton Magpies
• Northampton Saints Hockey
• Childfirst Nursery School
• Northampton Fire and Rescue

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