Daventry
Daventry
The market town of Daventry is located in the north-west of the county, close to the border with Warwickshire.
The town is also well-known for its annual pantomime, which takes place at the end of each year
Daventry has a long history, dating back to Roman times. The town was an important stopping point for travellers between London and York, and it was also a key market town.
he town has a number of historical buildings, including St. Anne’s Church, which was built in the 13th century, and Daventry Castle, which was built in the 15th century.
Landmarks in Daventry include the Burton Memorial Cross, which was erected in memory of Sir Richard Burton, and the Market Square, which is home to the town’s weekly market.
Daventry is also home to a number of businesses, including a number of manufacturing companies as the town has good transport links, with the A5 road running through it, and there are also regular trains to London and Birmingham.
Created: 29 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Daventry
Shopping in Daventry
Tesco 15, New Street
Tesco supermarket
Co-op Food 53, Ashby Road
Co-op Food supermarket
Heron Foods 76, High Street
Heron Foods supermarket
ALDI 36-42, Sheaf Street
ALDI supermarket
Waitrose 13, Bowen Square
Waitrose supermarket
Local History around Daventry
There are some historic monuments around including:
Preston Capes motte and bailey castleDower House, Fawsley ParkEverdon BridgeRemains of a moated monastic retreat house, manorial courthouse and innCharwelton BridgeSite of BannaventaBorough Hill: two Iron Age hillforts and a defended enclosure, two Bronze Age barrows, a Roman building complex and barrow cemeteryMedieval village of Fawcliff, Braunston ClevesBraunstonbury deserted medieval village, moat and fishpondMedieval settlement at WolfhampcoteMedieval settlement of Ashby St LedgersWatford Park: C18 garden remains overlying the shrunken medieval village of Watford and associated ridge and furrow cultivation'Burnt Walls' earthworks.Wildlife in and Around Daventry
Mammals found in Daventry
There have been 30 species of mammals recorded in the daventry area.
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
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Birds found in Daventry
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the daventry area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
