Orton
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.401, -0.825 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 80 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 (Kettering) |
Orton is a small, rural parish in North Northamptonshire set among rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes. The landscape gives occasional views towards the River Nene corridor and remnants of historic woodland connected with Rockingham Forest, so it feels quietly tucked away yet distinctly part of the county’s agricultural patchwork.
Historically rooted as a farming community, the village retains a compact core of older cottages and a parish church that hint at its medieval and agricultural past, with ridge-and-furrow patterns often visible in surrounding fields. Day-to-day life mixes traditional agriculture with commuting and local services, as many residents travel to nearby market towns such as Oundle, Kettering and Peterborough, while community activity centres on a village hall, seasonal fetes and preservation of local character.
Postcode districts covering Orton
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 20 miles32.3 km
- Northampton 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Bedford 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Rugby 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Kettering 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Kettering Town 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Corby 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Wellingborough 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Rushden 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Daventry 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Oadby 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Market Harborough 6.8 miles11 km
Neighbouring places
- Loddington Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Rothwell and Mawsley Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Harrington Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mawsley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mawsley Village Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rothwell Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Thorpe Malsor Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cransley Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Draughton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Broughton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Old Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Desborough Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Orton
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 36.5 miles58.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 39.1 miles62.9 km
- Kettering Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Orton Ad
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Rooms at the Ritz Complex 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The R Inn Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Swallows Rest Bed & Breakfast 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Travel Plaza Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
Local points of interest
- Rockingham Road Stadium 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Nene Park Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Normanton Park Estate 18.3 miles29.5 km