Welcome to Raunds
Town Clerk: Mr Peter Lynch BA Hons CiLCA, AILCM
Assistants to the Clerk: Joanne Coduri and Emma Williams
Office Opening Times:
Mon - Thurs - 09:30 - 3:30
Fri -09:30 - 12:30
Raunds is situated in the heart of East Northamptonshire with easy access to all the major roads and motorways. Raunds was formerly renowned for the manufacture of army and other heavy footwear, however, the new vibrant Raunds, with an approximate population of 8455, now boasts a range of manufacturing and distribution businesses together with a host of small industries and retailers ensuring a wide range of employment opportunities.
Although Raunds is a historic market town, with an Anglo-Saxon name of 'Rande' or 'Raunde', it is now a quickly developing area for all ranges of home-buyers from the 'first time buyer' to the 'executive' homes. This, coupled with excellent schools in the Town, makes Raunds a very popular area for local workers and commuters to the bigger cities. The Town has undergone regeneration in 2007, assisted by Government funding, which makes it an even more desirable place to live and work.
Raunds still boasts an excellent market with market day being every Friday on the Town Square. This is well attended and contains a variety of stalls.
Due to its ancient beginnings the Town of Raunds has a huge historic background with St Peter's Church, which is mostly 14th Century, containing a series of 15th centery wall paintings which we discovered during restoration in 1874. There are also archaeological excavations of a Saxon church and medieval Manor.
Population: 8455
Market Day: Friday
Places of Worhsip: St Peter's C.of.E. Church, High Street. Raunds. Methodist Church, Brook Street, Raunds. Community Church, Saxon Hall, Thorpe Street. Raunds. The Catholic Church, Marshalls Road, Raunds.
Banks: National Westminster
Post Office: Brook Street
Doctors: The Cottons, Meadow Lane. Marshalls Road Surgery.
Schools: Manor School, Mountbatten Way. Park County Infants Scool, Park Street. St Peter's C. of E. Junior School, Mountbatten Way. Windmill Primary Foundation School, Windmill Lane.
Library: High Street
Recreation Facilities: Amos Lawrence Playing Field, Stanwick Road. Bassfords Recreation Ground, Marshalls Road. Raunds Town Football CLub, Kiln Park, London Road. Raunds Cricket Club, off Marshalls Road. Webb Road Play Area, Webb Road. Saxon Hall Grounds, Thorpe Street.
Bus Services: To Stanwick, Rushden, Wellingborough, Northampton, Kettering and Peterborough. Every Friday the Raunds Rover provides a local service within Raund, Ringstead and Stanwick.
Contact Details:
Raunds Town Council
The Hall,
Thorpe Street,
Raunds,
Northants, NN9 6LT
Tel: 01933 622087 Fax: 01933 622622
E-Mail: info@raunds-tc.gov.uk