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Santa Pod Raceway
Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
24 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Geddington is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kettering, 24km from Santa Pod Raceway.
Geddington is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,503, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Geddington is a village and civil parish on the A4300, previously A43, in North Northamptonshire between Kettering and Corby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,503, virtually unchanged from 1,504 at the 2001 census.
The villages name means "Farm/settlement connected Gaete" or "farm/settlementRead more
connected with Geiti". Alternatively, "goat place farm/settlement".
The village contains an Eleanor cross. The monument dates from 1294, when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239–1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile (1241–1290). There were originally 12 monuments, one in each resting place of the funeral procession as they travelled to Westminster Abbey. The Geddington cross is one of only three Eleanor crosses still standing; the other two being in Hardingstone (near Northampton) and Waltham Cross, although remnants and reconstructions of the lost ones can also be seen at other sites. The Geddington cross is regarded as the best preserved.
The village was also formerly home to a Royal hunting lodge which was used as a base by monarchs for hunting within the Royal forest of Rockingham. The building has subsequently been lost; however, the "King's Door" within the church of St Mary Magdalene, Geddington in the village remains, it was the entrance through which the King could enter the building while staying at the lodge.
The old main road runs through the village and crosses the River Ise by a spectacular medieval bridge. The bridge, built in 1250, has five arches and three pedestrian refuges. A more recent ford also runs alongside the bridge. The village is famous for its annual boxing day squirt in which a barrel attached to a rope across the river is squirted from one side of the ford to the other by competing fire crews from Geddington and Kettering.
Geddington formerly had a working men's club and at least four public houses: The Royal Oak, The Star Inn, The White Hart and The White Lion. Only The Star Inn remains open. The village has one cafe/restaurant 'Café Oak'. The post office closed during the COVID 19 pandemic and has not re-opened. Geddington Cricket Club remains one of the main social clubs in the village and the bar is open regularly in the summer months.
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Geddington is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.4376 latitude, -0.6896 longitude.
Geddington has a population of approximately 1,503 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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