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 miles
- Northampton 16.9 miles
- Peterborough 23.5 miles
- Rugby 19.4 miles
- Kettering 6.3 miles
- Kettering Town 6.4 miles
- Corby 4.9 miles
- Wellingborough 12.2 miles
- Hinckley 24.7 miles
- Rushden 15.5 miles
- Melton Mowbray 20.7 miles
- Daventry 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilbarston Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Stoke Albany Built-up area 1 mile
- East Carlton Parish 1.5 miles
- Brampton Ash Parish 1.9 miles
- Desborough Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Middleton Parish 2.6 miles
- Cottingham and Middleton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Rushton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cottingham Parish 2.8 miles
- Ashley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Dingley Parish 3.1 miles
- Braybrooke Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wilbarston
LE16 8RA, LE16 8QH, LE16 8RD, LE16 8QL, NN14 2SH, LE16 8QR, LE16 8FE, LE16 8QN, LE16 8QE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 33.3 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 40 miles
- Market Harborough Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Corby Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Wilbarston Ad
- The R Inn Hotel 2.2 miles
- Rushton Hall Hotel and Spa 4 2.7 miles
- Rooms at The Ritz Complex 2.2 miles
- Travel Plaza Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 5.2 miles
- Premier Inn Corby 3 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering Corby 3 4.5 miles
- Rothwell House Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 4.6 miles
- Travelodge Market Harborough 3 5.3 miles
Schools in Wilbarston
- Wilbarston C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 1.4 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 5.1 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 10.4 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 13 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 13.5 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 16.8 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 16.8 miles
- University of Leicester University 17.2 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 17.3 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 17.6 miles