Rushden
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.283, -0.595 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 95 65 |
| Population: | 37,584 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 (Wellingborough) |
Rushden is a sizeable town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, historically built on the booming late‑19th and early‑20th century boot and shoe industry that shaped much of its Victorian terraces and community life. It sits close to the River Nene and the Nene Valley, and today functions partly as a local service and commuter centre for nearby Northampton and Peterborough.
Alongside its industrial heritage you’ll find a lively local culture: a preserved heritage railway and transport museum, the legacy of the Rushden & Diamonds football era in the town’s sporting memory, and recent retail and leisure growth centred around neighbouring developments, which have changed the economy while keeping active community groups and regular events in the town and surrounding parishes such as Higham Ferrers.
Postcode districts covering Rushden
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.3 miles
- Northampton 12.6 miles
- Peterborough 24.6 miles
- Bedford 11.5 miles
- Kettering 9.4 miles
- Kettering Town 9.3 miles
- Corby 14.7 miles
- Wellingborough 4.8 miles
- Bletchley 21.1 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20.8 miles
- Rushden 0.1 miles
- Huntingdon 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rushden Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Wymington Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Rushden Pemberton West Ward 0.8 miles
- Rushden South Ward 1.1 miles
- Higham Ferrers Built-up area 2 miles
- Irchester Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Podington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Newton Bromswold Parish 2.4 miles
- Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish 2.6 miles
- Irthlingborough Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Knotting and Souldrop Parish 3 miles
- Little Irchester Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Rushden
NN10 9TQ, NN10 1AS, NN10 0GG, NN10 0LG, NN10 0YX, NN10 6BZ, NN10 9PE, NN10 0NP, NN10 6ER … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 29.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 44.7 miles
- Wellingborough Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 9.6 miles
Hotels near Rushden Ad
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 8 miles
- The Aviator Hotel 3 8.3 miles
- Columbia Hotel & Restaurant 2 4.7 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 9.5 miles
- The Queen Hotel 3 9.7 miles
Schools in Rushden
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School Primary
- Denfield Park Primary School Primary
- Rushden Primary Academy Primary
- South End Infant School Primary
- South End Junior School Primary
- Whitefriars Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nene Park Stadium 3.1 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 3.3 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 10.5 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.2 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 12.7 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 14 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 14.2 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 14.3 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 14.7 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 15.7 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.7 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 17.3 miles