Cransley
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.385, -0.78 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 83 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 (Kettering) |
Cransley is a small, quietly rural civil parish in North Northamptonshire, made up of the neighbouring villages of Great Cransley and Little Cransley. Set among rolling arable fields and hedgerowed lanes a short distance from Kettering and the border with Leicestershire, the area is characterised by traditional stone and brick cottages, farmsteads and a generally unspoilt countryside feel.
Historically the settlements have a long rural past, with a modest stock of older buildings and a parish church at their heart; the local economy is still heavily agricultural, though many residents commute to nearby towns. Community life is typical of a small English village, centred on the church, village hall and occasional local events, and the parish is popular with walkers and anyone seeking a quieter rural base within easy reach of larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Cransley
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 22.1 miles
- Milton Keynes 24.1 miles
- Northampton 11.4 miles
- Bedford 21.7 miles
- Rugby 19.1 miles
- Kettering 3.2 miles
- Kettering Town 3 miles
- Corby 8.2 miles
- Wellingborough 6.4 miles
- Rushden 10.4 miles
- Daventry 18.3 miles
- Oadby 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Broughton Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Loddington Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Thorpe Malsor Parish 1.4 miles
- Mawsley Parish 1.6 miles
- Mawsley Village Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Orton Parish 2.2 miles
- Northall Ward 2.2 miles
- Pytchley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Rothwell and Mawsley Ward 2.7 miles
- Rothwell Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Clover Hill Ward 2.9 miles
- Kettering Town Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Cransley
NN14 1FX, NN14 1PZ, NN14 1US, NN14 1PT, NN14 1PY, NN14 1EG, NN16 8TW, NN14 1PU, NN14 1PX … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 38.5 miles
- Luton Airport 39.3 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Wellingborough Railway Station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Cransley Ad
- Kettering Park Hotel and Spa 4 3 miles
- Rushton Hall Hotel and Spa 4 3.6 miles
- The R Inn Hotel 4.3 miles
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3.5 miles
- Kettering 3 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering Corby 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Kettering 3 1.9 miles
- Travelodge Kettering 3 2.1 miles
- Rothwell House Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- Gordon House 3 2.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Rockingham Road Stadium 2.8 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 8.5 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 10.8 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 11.7 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 12.2 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.9 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 16.6 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 17.8 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 18.5 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 19.6 miles