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Rev David Day with his wife Jenny and son Nathanael minister in the parish of Northampton. P.O. Box 157, Email davidd@david-day.com Northampton is located 474kms North of Perth, 52Kms north of Geraldton on the North West Coastal Highway of Western Australia in the Midwest Region. Northampton has wildflowers in abundance and one of the richest histories in Western Australia. The rolling hills of Northampton, drained by creeks with permanent pools attracted game and proved a haven for Australian Aborigines. Evidence of their ancient culture can be seen in cave paintings at the Bowes River turnoff. The Parish has Ministry Centres at Ajana, Binnu, Horrocks Beach, Yuna, Murchison Settlement, Nabawa, Nanson, Northampton, & Yallabatharra. The Nabawa Centre Church is St Bartholomew's' (built 1959).The church is built of brick. The Nanson Centre Church is St Luke's (built 1952). The church is built of locally quarried stone. The Northampton Centre Church is Holy Trinity (built 1908) and is located in Hampton Road. The church is build of rough granite with Federation Gothic Revival style. |