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Daventry is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Daventry.
The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the historic municipal borough of Daventry with the Daventry Rural District and most of the Brixworth Rural District. The town of Daventry became an unparished area with Charter Trustees and remained so until 2003 when a civil parish was created, roughly corresponding with the boundaries of the former borough, so allowing Daventry to have its own town council.
At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 77,843, a little under a third of whom (25,026) lived in the town of Daventry. Other significant settlements include Brixworth, Long Buckby and Weedon Bec. The rest of the district is predominantly rural.
Coordinates: 52°16′N 1°10′W / 52.26°N 1.16°W / 52.26; -1.16
Daventry /ˈdævəntri/ (historically /ˈdeɪntri/) is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 25,026 (2011 census).
The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 77,843 (2011 census).
The town is 76.4 miles (123 km) north-northwest of London via the M1 motorway, 13.9 miles (22.4 km) west of Northampton, 10.2 miles (16.4 km) southeast of Rugby. and 15.8 miles (25.2 km) north-north east of Banbury.
Other nearby places include: Southam, Coventry and the villages of Ashby St Ledgers, Badby, Barby, Braunston, Byfield, Charwelton, Dodford, Dunchurch, Everdon, Fawsley, Hellidon, Kilsby, Long Buckby, Newnham, Norton, Staverton, Welton, Weedon, and Woodford Halse. The town is twinned with Westerburg, Germany.
The town sits at around 440–520 ft (135–160 m) above sea level. It is surrounded to the south and east by hills topping out at 738 ft (225 m). To the north and west the land is generally lower than the town. Daventry sits on the watershed of the River Leam which flows to the west of England and the River Nene which flows east. There is no river in the town and the largest gatherings of water are two reservoirs made to supply the canal that swings from Watford Gap into the west midlands through the 2,042 yd (1.9 km) long Braunston Tunnel around the north of the town. To the north west is Drayton Reservoir and to the north east is the Daventry Reservoir and country park.
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Six people have been arrested for drugs offences following a drugs warrant that was carried out at a Daventry town pub last Friday. Following concerns raised by the community, on Friday, 20 May officers 50 tactical support officers in protective gear carried out the warrant, supported by drugs dogs. The pub was secured and all staff and customers were detained under the warrant, with people subsequently released from the premises. The following arrests were made: • 50-year-old woman from town centre area of Daventry arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs. She has been released on police bail. • 38-year-old man from Ashby Fields, Daventry arrested on suspicion of possession of Class B drugs. He has been released on police bail. • 47-year-old man from town centre a...
a walk in Daventry and reflections on the BBC and development of Radar on Borough hill nearby Animation Tim Wilson Backgrounds Tim Wilson and Necati Zontul Camera Necati Zontul Music Alastair Putt from "A torture Cartoon" (Zontul Films) voice over by Tim Wilson
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"Would you come from behind a 44T truck on an island and overtake it while it turns left? This prick did. Then at the next island he was so annoyed that he was unable to overtake everything in his path he mounted the kerb, undertook another car and stopped on the island to gesture at the completely innocent audi driver. Scary thing is in this guys head everyone else is nuts." Credit: Emma Evans
Northamptonshire Police conducted two search warrants under the misuse of drugs act in Daventry today. Two people at different addresses were given cautions for possession of cannabis.
Find out more about revised plans for a food, retail and leisure development to the north-west of Daventry town centre, agreed by councillors in December 2015.
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