Croyland and Swanspool
Ward in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.296, -0.7 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 88 67 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 (Wellingborough) |
Croyland and Swanspool sit within North Northamptonshire, covering parts of Wellingborough and mixing town-centre streets with quieter residential areas. A local highlight is Swanspool Park, a lakeside green space that provides a focal point for walks and community events and helps give the ward a more suburban feel amid its urban setting.
The area has a varied housing stock of Victorian terraces, later suburban housing and pockets of social housing, with a high street of small shops and independent businesses. Historically shaped by the town’s nineteenth-century expansion and railway connections, it today combines a diverse community with ongoing regeneration and decent transport links to nearby centres, making it a practical and locally rooted part of the borough.
Postcode districts covering Croyland and Swanspool
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18 miles29 km
- Northampton 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Bedford 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Rugby 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Kettering 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Kettering Town 7 miles11.3 km
- Corby 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Wellingborough 0.6 miles1 km
- Bletchley 21.1 miles34 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21 miles33.9 km
- Rushden 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Huntingdon 22 miles35.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Wellingborough Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Brickhill and Queensway Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Little Irchester Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Wilby Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Great Doddington Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hatton Park Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Great Harrowden Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Irchester Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Earls Barton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Little Harrowden Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wollaston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Mears Ashby Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Croyland and Swanspool
NN8 4HR, NN8 4QG, NN8 4LL, NN8 2RT, NN8 4PB, NN8 1HA, NN8 9SL, NN8 2JD, NN8 9SZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 32.3 miles52 km
- East Midlands Airport 45.4 miles73.1 km
- Wellingborough Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Kettering Railway Station 6.9 miles11 km
Hotels near Croyland and Swanspool Ad
- The Aviator Hotel 3 3.8 miles6 km
- Columbia Hotel & Restaurant 2 0.3 miles0.5 km
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Worlds End 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Poplars Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Falcon Hotel 5 5 miles8.1 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
Schools in Croyland and Swanspool
- Freemans Endowed C of E Junior Academy Primary
- Friars Academy Special
- Park Junior School, Wellingborough Primary
- St Barnabas C of E School Primary
- The Avenue Infant School Primary
- Wrenn School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Nene Park Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 6 miles9.6 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Moot Hall Museum 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 16.8 miles27 km