Sywell and Overstone
Built-up area in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.292, -0.805 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 81 66 |
| Population: | 1,117 |
Sywell and Overstone sit on the north‑eastern edge of North Northamptonshire in England, a short drive from Northampton with easy road links towards London. The landscape mixes rolling farmland and pockets of parkland, anchored by the small but popular Sywell Reservoir, while the nearby Sywell Aerodrome gives the area a distinctive aviation flavour through flying clubs, occasional airshows and general aviation activity.
Overstone centres on the historic Overstone Hall and its mature parkland, offering pleasant walking routes and a quietly genteel rural character; both settlements have seen modest, sensitive development rather than urban sprawl. Economically the parishes rely on agriculture, local services and a modest tourism draw from the aerodrome and country estates, and socially both villages retain active community life around village halls, pubs and regular local events.
Postcode districts covering Sywell and Overstone
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Northampton 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bedford 18 miles29 km
- Rugby 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Kettering 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Kettering Town 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Corby 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Wellingborough 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bletchley 21 miles33.8 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21 miles33.9 km
- Rushden 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Daventry 15.4 miles24.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Sywell Parish 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Overstone Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Mears Ashby Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Moulton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Talavera Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Holcot Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Ecton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Billing and Rectory Farm Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Billing Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hannington Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Boothville and Parklands Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hardwick Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Sywell and Overstone
NN6 0FJ, NN6 0AX, NN6 0BE, NN6 0FB, NN6 0BH, NN6 0AJ, NN6 0AG, NN6 0AL, NN6 0BQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.3 miles55.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Wellingborough Railway Station 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Northampton Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Sywell and Overstone Ad
- The Aviator Hotel 3 1 mile1.5 km
- The Poplars Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Worlds End 1.9 miles3 km
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Plough Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Sunley Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Sywell and Overstone
- Overstone Primary School Primary
- Sywell C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Nene Park Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Linford Wood Forest 16.4 miles26.4 km