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 miles25.7 km
- Northampton 16.8 miles27 km
- Peterborough 25 miles40.2 km
- Rugby 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Kettering 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Kettering Town 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Corby 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wellingborough 13 miles20.9 km
- Hinckley 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Rushden 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Melton Mowbray 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Daventry 20.1 miles32.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Brampton Ash Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Stoke Albany Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Dingley Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wilbarston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Braybrooke Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Desborough Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sutton Bassett Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Ashley Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- East Carlton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Market Harborough-Little Bowden Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Weston by Welland Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Great Bowden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Desborough
NN14 2SU, NN14 2LE, NN14 2QB, NN14 2SS, NN14 2PL, NN14 2RF, LE16 8QE, NN14 2PA, NN14 2AS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 32.1 miles51.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 38.4 miles61.7 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Corby Railway Station 6.4 miles10.2 km
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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 miles4.8 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Nene Park Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Normanton Park Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- University of Leicester University 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 16.2 miles26 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 16.9 miles27.1 km