Barrowden is a small, picturesque village and civil parish in Rutland in England, sitting on the north bank of the River Welland close to the border with Leicestershire. It has the compact feel of a traditional English village with stone cottages, a green and a historic parish church, and enjoys easy access to rolling farmland and quiet country lanes that make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
The nearby Eyebrook Reservoir is a notable local feature, important for winter wildfowl and coarse fishing and remembered for its wartime use as a practice site; residents tend to combine agriculture and local trades with commuting to larger towns such as Stamford or Oakham. Social life revolves around village events and the pub and retains a strong community feel typical of rural Rutland.
Postcode districts covering Barrowden
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 21.8 miles
- Peterborough 14.2 miles
- Kettering 13.9 miles
- Kettering Town 14.1 miles
- Corby 7.9 miles
- Wellingborough 20.2 miles
- Grantham 22.1 miles
- Rushden 21.2 miles
- Spalding 23.1 miles
- Melton Mowbray 16.9 miles
- Huntingdon 24.9 miles
- Oadby 19.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wakerley Parish 0.9 miles
- South Luffenham Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Morcott Built-up area 1.4 miles
- North Luffenham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Tixover Parish 2.1 miles
- Duddington-with-Fineshade Parish 2.2 miles
- Laxton Parish 2.4 miles
- Pilton Parish 2.6 miles
- Harringworth Parish 2.7 miles
- Glaston Parish 2.8 miles
- Seaton Parish 3 miles
- Blatherwycke Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Barrowden
LE15 8EF, LE15 8EH, LE15 8EA, LE15 8GD, LE15 8ED, LE15 8EN, LE15 8EP, LE15 8EG, LE15 8EE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 34.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 49 miles
- Stamford Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Oakham Railway Station 7.8 miles
Hotels near Barrowden Ad
- The Coach House Inn 1 mile
- The Crown 4 4.8 miles
- Redwings Lodge Rutland 3 1.7 miles
- Spanhoe Lodge 4 2.5 miles
- The Old Pheasant Hotel 3.1 miles
- The Collyweston Slater 3.6 miles
- Finchs Arms Oakham Road 5.5 miles
- Normanton Park Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Best Western Normanton Park Hotel 3.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 2.9 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 3 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 7.3 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 9.5 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 13 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 13.5 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 15.2 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 15.4 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 16.3 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 18.2 miles