Thatched cottages in Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire used the be known as the "Country of Spires and Squires" but these days people associate it more closely with the Bridget Jones films. Grafton Underwood is a very pretty village with many listed buildings situated about three miles east of Kettering. The village is part of the Buccleuch Estate. Many of the houses, all of which are stone-built with some dating back to the 1600s, are owned by the estate and rented out. Many are listed buildings, including those pictured, which are Grade II-listed.
The beautiful 12th century church in Grafton Underwood features a memorial window to the several thousand American airmen who lost their lives while based at the nearby WWII airfield. Full details of the units based there and some of the actions they took part in can be seen at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Grafton_Underwood.
It's nice to see that the village has retained its traditional red telephone box, though this one has been converted to house a defibrillator rather than a payphone. Very few phone boxes now seem to have payphones and I've seen them converted to visitor centres, and cash-points as well as small libraries.
Thatched cottages in Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire used the be known as the "Country of Spires and Squires" but these days people associate it more closely with the Bridget Jones films. Grafton Underwood is a very pretty village with many listed buildings situated about three miles east of Kettering. The village is part of the Buccleuch Estate. Many of the houses, all of which are stone-built with some dating back to the 1600s, are owned by the estate and rented out. Many are listed buildings, including those pictured, which are Grade II-listed.
The beautiful 12th century church in Grafton Underwood features a memorial window to the several thousand American airmen who lost their lives while based at the nearby WWII airfield. Full details of the units based there and some of the actions they took part in can be seen at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Grafton_Underwood.
It's nice to see that the village has retained its traditional red telephone box, though this one has been converted to house a defibrillator rather than a payphone. Very few phone boxes now seem to have payphones and I've seen them converted to visitor centres, and cash-points as well as small libraries.