Thrapston
Thrapston is a small
town in
Northamptonshire,
England. It is the headquarters of the
East Northamptonshire district, and in 2001 had a population of 4,855.
It is close to the
River Nene and is on the junction of the
A14 and the
A45. Until the
1960s Thrapston had two railway stations. Thrapston (Midland) was on the
Kettering to
Cambridge route, and the former station and viaduct can be seen from the adjacent A14 road. Thrapston (Bridge Street) was on the former
LNWR Northampton to
Peterborough line.
The market charter was granted over 800 years ago, in exchange for two
palfrey, or pack horses. This is celebrated every year with the town's charter fair, where the high street is closed and the people in the town get together to commemorate this event.
George Washington's grandfather lived in Chancery Lane within the town.
Thrapston has two
schools a primary and a middle school serving children from four to thirteen.
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