a terrace of almshouses which were founded in 1825 and rebuilt in 1897. There a brick-built United Reformed chapel, originally erected as a non-conformist chapel in 1604, though the current building dates from 1793. A number of houses are thatched and built of the local sandstone. One of the cottages, Moringside, has a doorway from Holdenby Palace. Traditional hunt meets were frequently held on the green; hunting in the area is now run within the bounds of the current legislation. Creaton also has a village park which has a full sized football pitch. The village has a medieval church, dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels (Church of England) with a low stone tower. The church dates from the 12th century. The village public house is the Bricklayers Arms, on Welford Road. On the southern edge of the village is Highgate House, a conference centre and former 17th century coaching inn. The village won village of the year 2008 and the now-closed local shop won an award. The village has a new village shop which was erected on the Welford Road and opened in August 2018 after a successful community fundraiser. Although in fact within the boundaries of the parochial parish of Hollowell, Creaton Hospital (formally the Northampton County Sanatorium) stood at the bottom of the hill on the other side of the Welford Road. This was a tuberculosis hospital in operation between 1910-1979, converted to 13 private houses in the early 1980s and now called Highfield Park. Nearby historic buildings include Cottesbrooke Hall and estate ca. north; Holdenby House and Althorp ca. and south respectively; Coton Manor Garden and Ravensthorpe Reservoir both ca. west; the 7th Century Saxon church at Brixworth ca. east. Other facilities Ducklings Pre-School operates out of the site of the old primary school which was closed in December 2018. There are two small industrial and business estates: one is off Grooms Lane, near Highgate House; the other is along the Brixworth Road on the outskirts of Creaton, known as Twigden Barns. It also boasts a playing field with many walks around it and a small children's park Creatons Children's Park See also Highgate House References External links Northamptonshire County Council An illustrated description Highgate House Villages in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District Civil parishes in Northamptonshire