Potterspury

Potterspury

Potterspury is a village in the district of South Northamptonshire in the English county of Northamptonshire.It is on the A5 road, formerly the Roman road of Watling Street. There is a school, the John Hellins Primary School, and small shop on these premises.The village is host to two pubs, The Talbot on the A5 and The Cock on the High Street. Potterspury is home to Potterspury Magpies Football Club.The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas and there has been a church on the site since at least 1087, originally granted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby to Bernard the Scribe. [Michael Jones, ‛ [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9365 Ferrers, Robert de, first Earl Ferrers (d. 1139)] ’, Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 28 October 2007).]

Education

The village includes the all-boys' Potterspury Lodge School, which helps children with learning difficulties.

References

External links

* [http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Village website]
* [http://www.johnhellinsprimary.ik.org/ the John Hellins Primary School website.]
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