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 miles
- Northampton 8.8 miles
- Bedford 14.8 miles
- Rugby 23.3 miles
- Kettering 7.2 miles
- Kettering Town 7 miles
- Corby 13.3 miles
- Wellingborough 0.6 miles
- Bletchley 21.1 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21 miles
- Rushden 4.5 miles
- Huntingdon 22 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wellingborough Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Brickhill and Queensway Ward 1.1 miles
- Little Irchester Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Wilby Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Great Doddington Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hatton Park Ward 1.4 miles
- Great Harrowden Parish 2.3 miles
- Irchester Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Earls Barton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Little Harrowden Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Wollaston Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Mears Ashby Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Croyland and Swanspool
NN8 9SF, NN8 2LH, NN8 2QA, NN8 2QD, NN8 2QY, NN8 2LU, NN8 2EX, NN8 4DP, NN8 2PF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 32.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 45.4 miles
- Wellingborough Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Croyland and Swanspool Ad
- The Aviator Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Columbia Hotel & Restaurant 2 0.3 miles
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.3 miles
- The Poplars Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 5.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 8.3 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 5 5 miles
- The French Partridge, 4 9.1 miles
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 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 6 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 8.1 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.1 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10.7 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.7 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 14.7 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 15.8 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 16.4 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 16.5 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 16.8 miles