Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire. It is 76.4 miles north-northwest of London and 13.9 miles west of Rugby. Sitting between 135 and 160 metres above sea level, it is bordered by hillsides reaching heights of 225 metres. Daventry is situated on the watershed of the River Leam, which travels to the west of England, and the River Nene, which travels east. That being said, there is not a river in the town and the most notable bodies of water come from two tanks that feed the canal that swings from Watford Gap into the West Midlands through a 1.9 kilometre long Braunston Tunnel. Daventry is traditionally a rural town with a modest population, having around 4000 inhabitants in 1950. Growth took place from 1955 when British Timken, the tapered roller bearing maker, developed a large factory in the town. Coupled with being assigned as an 'overspill' to settle people and industry from Birmingham in 1966 as part of an arrangement with Birmingham City Council, the town continued to grow. There are a number housing estates, featuring Drayton, Middlemore Farm, Long Farm, Ashby Fields, Royal Oak, Timken, Stefen Hill, The Grange, The Southbrook and the Headlands. Despite such expansion, it did not reach the target population of 36000 by 1981, and the population of the town was recorded as 25026 in the 2011 Census. The contemporary property and industrial development surrounds the town's historic market centre. 74 landmarks and structures in Daventry's town centre are on the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest led by the Church of Holy Cross at Grade I, and structures including Market Place and the Danetre Hospital Offices are Grade II listed. For all your house upgrades, make sure to make usage of reputable experts in Daventry to make particular of quality.
