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Collingtree sits on the southern edge of Northampton, tucked between the Wootton brook and the busier transport corridors that define modern life in the East Midlands. Once a small, standalone farming community, the village has managed to keep its original core - centred around the 12th-century Church of St Columba and a collection of traditional stone cottages - even as the surrounding landscape has evolved. It is perhaps best known now for its proximity to the Collingtree Park golf course, which was developed on former parkland and provides a significant amount of green space between the old village and more recent residential areas. While the M1 motorway is a permanent neighbour to the south, the village remains surprisingly self-contained, with a local primary school and a pub, The Wooden Walls of Old England, serving as the main social hubs. It’s a place where the transition from Northampton’s suburban fringes to the open fields of South Northamptonshire is most visible, offering a straightforward balance between practical access to the town and a quieter, village-scale pace of life.