Recommended Towns & Villages near Northampton

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction S)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW)

Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough...

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

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Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SE)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction W)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction S)

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Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction S)

The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the middle of the town. It is well worth a visit with.....

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

Milton Keynes (46 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day...

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England...

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

Said to have been founded by 'Bucca' leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers during the 7th century AD, and declared the county town of Buckinghamshire during the year 888 by.....

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction W)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction NW)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

Bletchley (43 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)

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Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction N)

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Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction SW)

Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops...

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction E)

Bedford is the historic County town of Bedfordshire with a beautiful riverside setting on the great River Ouse. John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's has strong associations with this town...

Recommended attractions near Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction E)

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Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction E)

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Althorp (6 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction E)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SW)

This house was originally part of an Augustinian Priory, it was only converted into a charming Elizabethan manor house during the.....

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction N)

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Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of.....

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction NW)

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The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

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Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction SE)

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction N)

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Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction W)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction N)

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Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction N)

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Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction NE)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction SE)

Set in 3,000 acres of beautiful park land, Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Russell family for almost 450 years and it is.....

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.6 km, direction W)

This is a delightful country park covering almost 100 acres of rugged landscape full of rich and varied historical interest. The.....

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