Mayor Karen Draycott says her town is beautiful and vibrant but over-development is always a worry
You only have to look at the housing market to see how popular the county has become in recent years, whether for professionals who want to be able to commute into London or for families to settle into a more rural lifestyle.
"Both National and County Results reveal some surprising facts. Not driven just by size of population, the vote revealed the strength of passion for each town or village’s sense of community, quality of local facilities, and immediate surroundings." "Set beside the River Nene and surrounded by rolling fields with pretty stone cottages, smart Georgian buildings and gentle charm, the average house price here is just £261, 477, making it a fairly budget-friendly option, whilst there are some spectacular properties to be found in the area for those with a more robust budget."
"Then we move into the parishes of Titchmarsh, Islip, Denford, so we've moved out to the borders of our residential development so that's unlikely now for us to be expanding much further. There's always danger of over development.A market town for more than eight centuries Thrapston has been a market town since it was given a charter in 1205, something which is celebrated every year with a fair in the town centre.
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