ABOUT FLECKNEY

STREET NAMES: Streets are often named after prominent local people or for a range of other reasons. In Fleckney, this includes:

- "Coleman Road" was named after the Reverend A.S. Coleman, vicar from 1886-1921.

- "Batchelor Road" was named after Mr Hedley Batchelor, a local builder and member of the District Council in the 1930s.

- "Furnival Close" was named after the Furnival Family whose Mineral Waters Factory was formally located at the site.

- "Stores Lane" was originally called "Factory Square". In 1937 the name changed to "Stores Lane" after "The Fleckney Industrial & Provident Society", later to become the Co-op and known to older residents as "The Stores".

- "The Parade" was originally a mud track through open fields used as a footpath between Saddington Road past the school to Main Street. In 1870, "Main Street" was named "Town Street". "The Parade" to many older residents may be referred to as "The Pad".

- "Middleton's Close" is named after three Fleckney Parish Councillors: Ralph Middleton, his Wife Audrey and Mr John Middleton who all provided many years of service to the village.

- "Badcock Close" at the entrance to the new 'Saddington Grange' estate on Saddington Road is named after "Jack Badcock", a past Fleckney resident, self taught writer, nature correspondent, artist and local historian (having written a book about the History of Fleckney - see 'About Fleckney').

LAMPLIGHTERS HUT: This small hut, opposite the Village Hall, dates back to circa 1840 and was first used as a shelter for cattle and then as a lamplighters hut in which paraffin was stored for lighting the village lamps. The hut was in use until 1929 when electricity came to the village. In recent years it was used as a TV workshop and later renovated.