Grafton Regis
Welcome to the village of Grafton
Regis official website.
Grafton Regis is a small but historic
village in the south of the county of Northamptonshire, in the East
Midlands area of England. We are located midway between the towns of
Milton Keynes to the south and
Northampton to the north, and close to the Grand Union Canal.
Although the village is very small, with a population of around 100, we
have major historical links. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Grafton
belonged to the Abbey of Grestain in France, and the Woodville family
came to live here. In the 15th century, Elizabeth Woodville, the Queen
of Edward IV, was born and was married here. In the 16th century, Henry
VIII spent most of the summers of his reign in Grafton and expanded the
manor house into a palace.
The website contains more historical information together with details
about life in Grafton Regis today.
We also hold regular fund-raising events to support the Village Hall and
the Church:
OUR NEXT EVENT!
White Elephant Sale, Saturday February 23rd
in the Village Hall, 2pm until 4.30pm.
Come along and check out what's for sale!
Refreshments will be served.
The event is being held to raise funds for a new set of bell ropes for
the Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Work on repairing and refurbishing the Church tower should start in the
Spring. This will give us a new bell-ringing floor and a better
space for our bellringers to ring from. The current set of bell
ropes is worn out; one rope has already frayed and broken off. A
new set of bell ropes comes at £198 per rope plus VAT and we have five
bells to ring.
Grafton Regis: 1,000 years in 100
minutes!
2019 dates.
Please note the new date for our third walk!
Experience 1,000 years of history in
100 minutes! The amazing history of Grafton Regis comes to life! The
dates for the 2019 events are Saturday May
11th, Saturday June 22nd and Saturday September 14th.
(further information)
Grafton & World War One -
Request for Information
(further information)
Did you watch the BBC's White Queen?
Want to know more? Buy one of our CD's.
(View our history section)
Visiting the Church.
Our Church is OPEN every day.
Our main service is held on the third Sunday of the month at 11a.m.
If you are bringing a group to visit, please check with the churchwarden
before your visit to ensure that there are not any christenings,
weddings or funerals booked on the day you intend to visit.
We can also give you advice on the best place to park and on disabled
access to the building.
Tel: 0752 607389 or by e mail (churchwarden@grafton-regis.co.uk).
New book on Grafton Regis - can you help us, please?
(Link)

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