Desborough
Built-up area in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.444, -0.82 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 80 83 |
| Population: | 10,697 |
Desborough is a small former market town in North Northamptonshire, England, lying a few miles west of Kettering and close to the border with Leicestershire. It grew significantly in the 18th and 19th centuries around framework knitting and the boot‑and‑shoe industries, leaving a townscape of Victorian terraces and converted workshops set against rolling farmland and the nearby valley of the River Ise.
Today Desborough combines a strong local community with independent shops, sports clubs and civic groups, plus efforts to conserve its industrial heritage. Good road links to neighbouring towns mean many residents commute, but the town still maintains a distinct local identity and a range of community events and services for residents.
Postcode districts covering Desborough
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Northampton 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Peterborough 25 miles40.2 km
- Rugby 18 miles29 km
- Kettering 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Kettering Town 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Corby 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wellingborough 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Hinckley 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Rushden 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Melton Mowbray 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Daventry 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Rothwell Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rothwell and Mawsley Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Braybrooke Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Brampton Ash Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Rushton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stoke Albany Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wilbarston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Harrington Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Orton Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Thorpe Malsor Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Loddington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Arthingworth Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Desborough
NN14 2TQ, NN14 2JA, NN14 2XA, NN14 2UJ, NN14 2YD, NN14 2GQ, NN14 2JH, NN14 2WJ, NN14 2FE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 34.2 miles55 km
- Birmingham International Airport 39.1 miles62.9 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Kettering Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
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Schools in Desborough
- Havelock Infant School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
- Loatlands Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Nene Park Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Normanton Park Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- University of Leicester University 17.7 miles28.5 km