Wilbarston
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.472, -0.799 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 81 86 |
| Population: | 753 |
Wilbarston is a small, largely rural village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, sitting close to the border with Leicestershire and just a few miles from Market Harborough. It has a compact, historic core of stone cottages and a parish church that hint at medieval origins, set amid rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes that give the area a distinctly quiet, village character.
Economically it remains rooted in agriculture but functions increasingly as a commuter settlement for nearby towns such as Kettering and Market Harborough, while locally there is an active community life centred on the village hall, school and occasional fetes and events; several listed buildings and attractive rural views also make it popular with walkers and those seeking a quieter pace of life.
Postcode districts covering Wilbarston
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Northampton 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Peterborough 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Rugby 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Kettering 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Kettering Town 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Corby 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Wellingborough 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Hinckley 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Rushden 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Melton Mowbray 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Daventry 21.1 miles34 km
Neighbouring places
- Wilbarston Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Stoke Albany Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- East Carlton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Brampton Ash Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Desborough Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Middleton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cottingham and Middleton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Rushton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cottingham Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Ashley Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Dingley Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Braybrooke Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Wilbarston
LE16 8QG, LE16 8QB, NN14 2ST, LE16 8QD, LE16 8QY, LE16 8QX, LE16 8QN, LE16 8TX, LE16 8QH … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 33.3 miles53.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 40 miles64.4 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Corby Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Wilbarston Ad
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Swallows Rest Bed & Breakfast 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Rooms at the Ritz Complex 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Travel Plaza Hotel 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The R Inn Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
Schools in Wilbarston
- Wilbarston C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Nene Park Stadium 13 miles20.9 km
- Normanton Park Estate 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 16.8 miles27.1 km
- University of Leicester University 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 17.6 miles28.2 km