Finedon
Built-up area in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.339, -0.655 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 91 72 |
| Population: | 4,309 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 (Wellingborough) |
Finedon is a small market town in North Northamptonshire, about four miles north‑east of Wellingborough, set in the rolling farmland of the Ise valley. Its setting is typical of Northamptonshire, with patchwork fields and hedgerows and ready access to nearby market towns such as Northampton and Kettering.
Historically the town expanded in the 19th century around ironstone quarrying and the rail links that served the industry, leaving a visible industrial heritage alongside older village features. Today Finedon blends local shops, schools and sports clubs with a strong community spirit, some conservation areas and countryside within easy reach, and functions partly as a commuter base for larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Finedon
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 21.3 miles
- Northampton 12.1 miles
- Peterborough 23.2 miles
- Bedford 16.1 miles
- Rugby 24.6 miles
- Kettering 4.8 miles
- Kettering Town 4.7 miles
- Corby 10.4 miles
- Wellingborough 3.1 miles
- Bletchley 24.3 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 24.2 miles
- Rushden 4.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Irthlingborough Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Burton Latimer Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Great Harrowden Parish 2.3 miles
- Isham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Little Addington Parish 2.8 miles
- Hatton Park Ward 2.9 miles
- Burton and Broughton Ward 3 miles
- Little Harrowden Built-up area 3 miles
- Wellingborough Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Higham Ferrers Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Great Addington Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Barton Seagrave Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Finedon
NN9 5JN, NN9 5ED, NN9 5NJ, NN9 5EZ, NN9 5FJ, NN9 5JE, NN9 5HU, NN9 5LF, NN9 5JL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 44.2 miles
- Wellingborough Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels near Finedon Ad
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 3.4 miles
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3.8 miles
- The Swallows Rest Bed & Breakfast 3 8.4 miles
- The Aviator Hotel 3 6.2 miles
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering 3 6.6 miles
- Columbia Hotel & Restaurant 2 3.4 miles
- The Poplars Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 9.3 miles
Schools in Finedon
- Finedon Mulso C of E Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nene Park Stadium 2.4 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 5.9 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 7.5 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 9.2 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 13.1 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.2 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 13.8 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 14.7 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 17.3 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.6 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 17.8 miles