Irthlingborough
Built-up area in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.324, -0.612 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 94 70 |
| Population: | 7,502 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 (Wellingborough) |
Irthlingborough is a small town in North Northamptonshire, England, sitting on the floodplain of the River Nene between Rushden and Wellingborough. The landscape has been shaped by river meadows and former sand and gravel workings that have left a string of lakes and green spaces now used for wildlife and leisure, giving the town a semi-rural, waterside character despite its proximity to larger centres.
Historically the town grew with local light industry and the county’s strong footwear and manufacturing traditions, and it gained wider attention as the home of Nene Park and the former Rushden & Diamonds football club. Today Irthlingborough feels like a community on the edge of commuter country - retaining pockets of industrial heritage and working-class roots while also serving as a quieter residential and recreational hub in the Nene valley.
Postcode districts covering Irthlingborough
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 20.7 miles
- Northampton 13 miles
- Peterborough 22.7 miles
- Bedford 14.3 miles
- Kettering 6.6 miles
- Kettering Town 6.5 miles
- Corby 11.8 miles
- Wellingborough 4.1 miles
- Bletchley 23.7 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 23.5 miles
- Rushden 2.8 miles
- Huntingdon 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Higham Ferrers Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Little Addington Parish 2.1 miles
- Finedon Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Stanwick Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rushden Pemberton West Ward 2.5 miles
- Rushden Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Great Addington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish 3 miles
- Irchester Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Raunds Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Rushden South Ward 3.5 miles
- Little Irchester Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Irthlingborough
NN8 1RR, NN9 5YD, NN9 5UW, NN9 5LE, NN9 5TN, NN9 5SG, NN9 5PP, NN9 5TS, NN9 5FS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 32.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 46.2 miles
- Wellingborough Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels near Irthlingborough Ad
- Our Guests 0.9 miles
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Travelodge Wellingborough Rushden 3 1.9 miles
- Kettering Park Hotel and Spa 4 5.4 miles
- The Woolpack Inn Islip 5.7 miles
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 5.6 miles
- Winstanley House 3 3.7 miles
- Premier Inn Wellingborough 3 3.8 miles
- The Columbia Hotel 2 4.2 miles
- Travelodge Kettering Thrapston 3 6 miles
Schools in Irthlingborough
- Irthlingborough Junior School Primary
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nene Park Stadium 0.6 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 6.2 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 7.8 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 9.5 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 12.5 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 14.3 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 14.9 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 15.6 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 15.6 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 16 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.1 miles