Desborough
Ward in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.474, -0.837 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 79 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 (Market Harborough) |
The Desborough ward sits within North Northamptonshire in England, forming a compact urban area close to larger centres such as Kettering and Market Harborough. It lies against the rolling farmland of the East Midlands and combines residential streets, local shops and light industrial estates in a way typical of small former industrial towns in the county.
Historically the area grew up around 19th‑ and 20th‑century manufacturing, notably footwear and light industry, and that Victorian industrial legacy is still visible in older buildings and celebrated by local heritage groups. Today the ward functions as a local service hub with active community organisations and sports clubs, a largely commuter population for nearby towns, and easy access to the surrounding rural landscape.
Postcode districts covering Desborough
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 16 miles
- Northampton 16.8 miles
- Peterborough 25 miles
- Rugby 17.9 miles
- Kettering 7.5 miles
- Kettering Town 7.5 miles
- Corby 6.4 miles
- Wellingborough 13 miles
- Hinckley 23.1 miles
- Rushden 16.6 miles
- Melton Mowbray 20.3 miles
- Daventry 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brampton Ash Parish 0.4 miles
- Stoke Albany Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Dingley Parish 1.5 miles
- Wilbarston Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Braybrooke Parish 1.9 miles
- Desborough Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Sutton Bassett Parish 2.5 miles
- Ashley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- East Carlton Parish 2.9 miles
- Market Harborough-Little Bowden Ward 2.9 miles
- Weston by Welland Parish 3 miles
- Great Bowden Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Desborough
NN14 2RQ, NN14 2LZ, NN14 2ST, LE16 8HN, NN14 2TP, LE16 8QL, NN14 2YA, NN14 2RH, NN14 2NS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 32.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 38.4 miles
- Market Harborough Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Corby Railway Station 6.4 miles
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Schools in Desborough
- Havelock Infant School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
- Loatlands Primary School Primary
- Wilbarston C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 3 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 6.3 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 14.2 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 14.4 miles
- University of Leicester University 15.8 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 16.2 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 16.6 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 16.9 miles