Geddington
Villages Map Weekley Warkton Grafton Underwood << Geddington Newton Little Oakley Boughton House Click images for larger pictures	A Tour of Geddington Village Queen Eleanor’s Cross sits at the centre of the village, and is surrounded by many old and interesting cottages, some of which have been converted from other buildings. Three roads meet at the Cross, Grafton Road which was originally known as East Street and leads to the village of Grafton Underwood, West Street and Bridge Street.
	West street runs west from the cross to the main A43. The Star public house is by the cross on the left of West street. The thatched cottage near the White Hart pub is believed to be 17 century and some of the other thatched cottages on this road are either late 17 century or early 18 century. A couple of quaint narrow alley’s lead off from west street. Further up West street, towards the A43 is a former farm house, no 40. At the end, on the right hand side is ‘West End House’, which has a datestone of 1822.
	On the other side of West street is the Old Vicarage, a 19 century building which was also once a private school. A famous attendee at the school was William Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister. Top ^
	Bridge Street runs south from the cross to the bridge crossing the river Ise. At the cross, on the left side of Bridge Street is Eleanor House (once a Tea room), on the rear of the roof of this house is a large sundial, which can be seen from further down the street. Ahead, stands the medieval bridge. Traffic can still cross the bridge, but there are bollards to slow vehicles down and prevent large lorries from crossing.

Over the bridge and the road becomes Queen Street, which continues up to the A43. On the left, near the bridge, is no. 3, which was once one of the village bakehouses and dates back to the 17 century. The Post Office is also 17 century and was once the Royal Oak public house. There are many interesting cottages around this area which are tucked away behind other buildings and can be difficult to see from the street. Along Queen Street are an interesting assortment of thatched and tiled cottages.     Top ^

Set back from the road, on the left side, is Dove Cottage, so called because of the dovecote built into the side of the roof.

	Opposite the Post Office, set back and partially hidden, is the Croft, which has a datestone of 1748 (possibly from the rebuilding of an earlier property). This house is thought by some to be one of the oldest buildings in the village. Next to the Croft is the Chapel, and between the two is Chapel Lane. At the end of Chapel Lane and along a path is a small park with a stream and pond. There is also an enclosed area for dogs.
	Just north of Geddington, accessed via Wood Lane, off Grafton Road, is Geddington Chase, one of the last remnants of the Royal and ancient Rockingham Forest. Here you can walk through the woods and get a feel for how the forest used to be in the time of Mary Queen of Scots. While she was imprisoned in Derbyshire, two men robbed her of her money and jewellery, then fled south to hide in the forest. They were eventually captured and escorted to London, where they confessed to hiding the stolen property in Geddington Chase. Despite the valiant attempt by Edward Brudenell of Deene, the treasure was never recovered and it may still be hidden in the forest to this day.
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