▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁North am pton ▁and ▁ ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Le ic ester , ▁along ▁the ▁A 5 1 9 9 , ▁formerly ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁A 5 0 ▁tr unk ▁road . ▁The ▁road ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁W elf ord ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁village ▁stands ▁giving ▁it ▁extensive ▁views ▁east ▁and ▁west . ▁About ▁ ▁north ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁the ▁A 5 1 9 9 ▁connect s ▁with ▁the ▁A 1 4 ▁tr unk ▁road , ▁a ▁dual ▁carriage way ▁connecting ▁the ▁M 1 ▁and ▁M 6 ▁motor ways ▁from ▁the ▁Cat th or pe ▁Inter change ▁with ▁K etter ing , ▁Cambridge , ▁I ps wich ▁and ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Felix st owe . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁Par ish ▁Council ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Dav entry ▁Parliament ary ▁Const itu ency . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Dav entry ▁constitu ency ▁has ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁district ▁council ▁is ▁Dav entry ▁District ▁Council ▁where ▁Cre aton ▁is ▁in ▁Spr at ton ▁w ard ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁C ott es bro oke , ▁Spr at ton ▁itself ▁and ▁surrounding ▁rural ▁areas . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁North am pt ons hire ▁County ▁Council ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the