Brixworth
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.389, -0.981 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 69 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 (Market Harborough) |
Brixworth sits in the rolling countryside of West Northamptonshire, England, a sizable village and ward a short distance north of Northampton. The area mixes attractive historic stone buildings and modern housing, surrounded by farmland, public footpaths and a popular country park and reservoir on the village edge that draw walkers, birdwatchers and watersports visitors.
Its most striking landmark is All Saints' Church, one of the largest surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in the country, underlining a long historic pedigree. Today the community is largely residential with local shops, pubs, a primary school and active sports and social clubs, while many residents commute to nearby towns and the wider Midlands for work.
Postcode districts covering Brixworth
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 17.5 miles
- Coventry 22 miles
- Northampton 11.6 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 24.3 miles
- Nuneaton 23.3 miles
- Rugby 10.7 miles
- Kettering 11.5 miles
- Kettering Town 11.4 miles
- Corby 14.2 miles
- Wellingborough 13.1 miles
- Hinckley 19.6 miles
- Rushden 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Naseby Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Haselbech Parish 1.4 miles
- Thornby Parish 1.9 miles
- Cottesbrooke Parish 2.4 miles
- Cold Ashby Parish 2.5 miles
- Kelmarsh Parish 2.7 miles
- Guilsborough Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Clipston Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Sibbertoft Parish 3 miles
- Maidwell Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Sulby Parish 3.4 miles
- Creaton Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Brixworth
NN6 6HW, NN6 8SN, NN6 8PA, NN6 9WT, NN6 6NX, NN6 6EA, LE16 8LT, NN6 9HY, NN6 8NJ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 32.6 miles
- East Midlands Airport 33.8 miles
- Market Harborough Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7.9 miles
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Schools in Brixworth
- Brixworth C of E VC Primary School Primary
- Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Maidwell Primary School Primary
- Naseby C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 10.2 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.7 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 10.8 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10.8 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles
- Catesby Priory Historic site 15.6 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 16.5 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 16.6 miles
- University of Leicester University 17.1 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 17.3 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 17.4 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 18.1 miles