school (Wollaston School), local shops, post office, library and public houses. The village has four churches: Church of England, Baptist, Methodist and a Salvation Army Citadel. Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries the benefice of St Mary's parish church was held by Delapré Abbey in Northampton. The oldest parts of the building are 13th-century. It is a Grade II* listed building. At the north end of the High Street there is a village museum. Transportation The village is connected by the W8 Wellingborough–Bozeat bus route. It is bypassed to the west by the A509. Notable people Ernest Bader and Dora Scott founded Scott Bader and gifted the company to its employees. Henry Keep was born in Wollaston and emigrated to Australia in the 1890s, later becoming a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Cyril Perkins (1911 – 21 November 2013), was the oldest living first-class cricketer. He played for Northamptonshire and Suffolk. References Dr Martens factories close BBC News, 23 March 2003 (accessed 12 January 2011). Doc Martens Boots Octane magazine, January 2011 (accessed 12 January 2011). Scott Bader Company website (accessed 24 February 2008). A history of the company (accessed 21 August 2014). For a full history see: From http://www.wollastonvillage.org.uk/index.html From http://www.wollastonvillage.org.uk/page6.html From http://www.wollastonvillage.org.uk/page6.html and http://www.wollastonvillage.org.uk/page6.html From Wollaston Blog for information about the latest events in Wollaston http://www.thecommunityblog.co.uk/wollaston/ Further reading External links Wollaston Parish Council St Mary's Church Civil parishes in Northamptonshire Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire