Boughton
Built-up area in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.285, -0.897 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 75 65 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Boughton is a small village on the edge of Northampton in West Northamptonshire, sitting where town suburbs give way to rolling Northamptonshire countryside. The settlement mixes older stone and brick cottages with more recent housing, and its quiet lanes and surrounding arable fields make it popular with commuters who work in nearby towns but want a rural feel close to good road links.
Locally the village has a strong community vibe centred on a village hall, a pub and parish activities, and there are visible traces of medieval origins in the layout and a historic parish church and a handful of listed buildings. Economically it combines small-scale agriculture and local services with a commuter population that travels into Northampton or even Milton Keynes, while village events and societies keep a lively social calendar.
Postcode districts covering Boughton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Northampton 3.7 miles6 km
- Bedford 21 miles33.9 km
- Rugby 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Kettering 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Kettering Town 11 miles17.7 km
- Corby 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Wellingborough 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Bletchley 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Banbury 24.2 miles39 km
- Rushden 12.8 miles20.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Kingsthorpe North Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Kingsthorpe Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Pitsford Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kingsthorpe South Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Chapel Brampton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Boothville and Parklands Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Moulton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Church Brampton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Church with Chapel Brampton Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- St. George Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Headlands Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dallington Spencer Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Boughton
NN2 8SD, NN2 8SJ, NN2 8RX, NN2 8SQ, NN2 8RL, NN2 8RW, NN2 8XB, NN2 8RN, NN2 8RF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.2 miles58.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 37.7 miles60.7 km
- Northampton Railway Station 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
Hotels near Boughton
- The Poplars Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sedgebrook Hall 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Plough Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Aviator Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Sunley Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 6.9 miles11 km
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Worlds End 4.7 miles7.6 km
Schools in Boughton
- Boughton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Nene Park Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 13 miles20.9 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 15.1 miles24.3 km