Ecton
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.266, -0.789 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 82 63 |
| Population: | 466 |
Ecton is a small village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, set among rolling arable countryside a few miles south‑east of Rushden and close to Higham Ferrers, with Northampton a little further away. The compact historic core, with stone and ironstone cottages and a medieval parish church, gives the village a distinctly rural, timeless feel, while the surrounding hills still show traces of former ironstone working that helped shape the area.
Today the community remains village‑centred, with a village hall and regular local activities; agriculture and commuting to nearby towns underpin the local economy. Quiet lanes, public footpaths and several listed buildings make it popular with walkers and anyone interested in Northamptonshire’s quieter historic landscapes.
Postcode districts covering Ecton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 16 miles25.7 km
- Northampton 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Bedford 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Rugby 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Kettering 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Kettering Town 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Corby 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Wellingborough 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Bletchley 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Rushden 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Leighton Buzzard 24.4 miles39.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Ecton Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Billing and Rectory Farm Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Billing Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Earls Barton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Talavera Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mears Ashby Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Sywell and Overstone Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cogenhoe Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sywell Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Overstone Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Riverside Park Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Ecton
NN3 5LU, NN6 0QB, NN6 0QR, NN6 0QE, NN6 0QF, NN6 0QA, NN6 0QW, NN6 0QH, NN6 0QG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 32.4 miles52.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 42.5 miles68.4 km
- Northampton Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Wellingborough Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Ecton Ad
- The Worlds End 0.1 miles0.1 km
- The Aviator Hotel 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Poplars Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Plough Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The French Partridge, 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 7.1 miles11.3 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
Schools in Ecton
- Ecton Village Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Nene Park Stadium 9 miles14.6 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 14 miles22.6 km
- Linford Wood Forest 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 14.9 miles23.9 km