Crick, Northamptonshire

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Crick
Crick shown within Northamptonshire
Population	1,460 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SP587726
Parish	Crick
District	Daventry district
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DAVENTRY
Postcode district	NN6
Dialling code	01788
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°20′54″N 1°08′15″W / 52.348385, -1.137414

Crick is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It is close to the border with Warwickshire, and is near the town of Rugby.

Crick is by-passed by the A428 main road from Rugby to Northampton, and is a short distance east of junction 18 the M1 motorway. The Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal DIRFT is situated close to Crick, west of the motorway junction. Its population in the 2001 census was 1,460.

The Grand Union Canal passes near Crick, and the village is well known for its canal marina and the annual Crick Boat Show. There is also a long canal tunnel nearby.

Crick takes its name from the Celtic word for 'hill' (Cruc). Crack's Hill (grid reference SP595736) is next to the canal. Crack's Hill is often climbed by the villagers of Crick and it is possible to see all of Crick, Yelvertoft, West Haddon and Rugby from its top.

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Crick Primary School is situated on the Main Road at Crick, although it is most clearly visible from Bury Dyke, just off the Main Road. It provides education for children aged 4–11 and has a capacity of over 175 students. The school has been expanded many times to accommodate the children from the large number of houses that have been built in Crick. A few children from the village of Crick attend Yelvertoft Primary School.

Teenagers from Crick generally attend Guilsborough School, or Lawrence Sherriff school for Boys/Rugby High School for Girls. Guilsborough School is a secondary school in the smaller village of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire. Guilsborough currently has 1,400 students with students from 22 different villages, mostly in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire. Guilsborough's Sixth Form has recently been updated, with the school spending £5 million on the new Sixth Form building.

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