Rushden South
Ward in North Northamptonshire, NN10, England
| Coordinates: | 52.281, -0.568 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 97 65 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 (Wellingborough) |
Rushden South sits to the south of Rushden town centre in North Northamptonshire, England, and is largely a residential area made up of a mix of Victorian terraces and post‑war estates. Local life centres on small parades of shops, schools, community halls and pockets of green space and playing fields, giving it a neighbourhood feel while remaining close to the facilities of the town centre.
The area shares in Rushden's industrial past, particularly the footwear and light‑manufacturing trades that shaped the town in the 19th and 20th centuries, and today supports a range of small businesses and light industrial units. Good road links such as the A6 and regular bus routes connect it to nearby centres like Wellingborough and Northampton, and local community groups and regeneration initiatives continue to focus on improving amenities and housing quality.
Postcode districts covering Rushden South
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.6 miles
- Northampton 13.6 miles
- Peterborough 24.1 miles
- Bedford 10.9 miles
- Kettering 10.1 miles
- Kettering Town 10 miles
- Corby 15.2 miles
- Wellingborough 5.9 miles
- Bletchley 21.3 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21.1 miles
- Rushden 1.2 miles
- Huntingdon 16.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rushden Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Newton Bromswold Parish 1.3 miles
- Wymington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rushden Pemberton West Ward 1.9 miles
- Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish 2 miles
- Knotting and Souldrop Parish 2.2 miles
- Higham Ferrers Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Podington Built-up area 3 miles
- Melchbourne and Yielden Parish 3.1 miles
- Irchester Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Irthlingborough Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Stanwick Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Rushden South
NN10 0TE, NN10 0TX, NN10 0GW, NN10 0LD, NN10 0QT, NN10 0UD, NN10 0XL, NN10 0EQ, NN10 0GF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 29.3 miles
- Stansted Airport 43.7 miles
- Wellingborough Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 10.4 miles
Hotels near Rushden South Ad
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 8.8 miles
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 9.1 miles
- The Aviator Hotel 3 9.4 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 9 miles
- Columbia Hotel & Restaurant 2 5.8 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 5 8.2 miles
Schools in Rushden South
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School Primary
- Denfield Park Primary School Primary
- Rushden Primary Academy Primary
- South End Infant School Primary
- South End Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nene Park Stadium 3.5 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 3.5 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 11.2 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.1 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 12.2 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.7 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 15 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 15.1 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.7 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 15.8 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 17.1 miles