it is a plain three-storey structure with a slate roof. Actor Tenniel Evans taught English and drama there for a short time in the early 1950s before returning to theatre. English international rugby union player Matt Dawson was a gap student at Spratton Hall from 1996 to 1997. Michael Ellis MP was educated there. Harry Mallinder (rugby union player) first played rugby there. Amenities The village has one public house, the King's Head on Brixworth Road which also operates as a restaurant under the name of Brasserie 23. The well-known Saul's the butcher's, established in 1926 on Brixworth Road has now closed and has moved its premises to the farm shop near Chapel Brampton. Spratton Village Store is situated on Brixworth Road as is Dawn Mallard, Hairdresser. Events Spratton used to host a folk music festival in July every year but stopped because they lost money 0 years in a row. Bands that have appeared include Capercaillie, Show of Hands, Oysterband and Peatbog Faeries. In addition to the music, there were craft stalls, food, children's entertainment and a bar serving real ales and ciders. Notable people The Victorian cricketer Charles Studd was born in the village in 1860. Amphillis Twigden, the great-great grandmother of George Washington, first President of the United States, was born in the parish of Spratton at Little Creaton; she was baptised in Spratton Church on 2 February 1602. Northampton Saints players who have resided the village include Rugby World Cup winners Ben Cohen and Matt Dawson. Former England cricketer Devon Malcolm lives in the village. The suffragette Emily Davison was working as a live-in governess to the Moorhouse family at The Grange, Spratton, at the time of the 1901 census. Lt William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse VC RFC (1887-1915) was the first airman to be awarded a Victoria Cross. He lived at Spratton Grange. There is a commemorative stone in the Millennium Garden, Brixworth Road, near to the village sign. References "Lieutenant William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse - A Northamptonshire Hero" by Enid Jarvis. Published Spratton Local History Society External links Spratton Local History Society (SLHS) Villages in Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District