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Harpole sits just west of Northampton, positioned on a gentle ridge that looks out over the Nene Valley. It is an established community that manages to feel distinct and self-contained despite its proximity to the town and the M1. The village layout is a mix of high-walled ironstone cottages in the older core, interspersed with more contemporary housing that has grown around the edges over the decades. Locally, it's perhaps best known for its long-standing tradition of the Scarecrow Festival, which brings a fair amount of footfall to the narrow streets once a year. For day-to-day life, there is a small shop, a couple of pubs - The Live and Let Live and The Bull - and a primary school that sits at the heart of the village. While the surrounding fields have seen significant development in recent years as the Northampton outskirts expand, Harpole still retains its own identity, helped by the network of footpaths that lead out toward Berrywood and the neighboring village of Kislingbury.