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 miles28.2 km
- Coventry 22 miles35.4 km
- Northampton 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Nuneaton 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Rugby 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Kettering 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Kettering Town 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Corby 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Wellingborough 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Hinckley 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Rushden 17.8 miles28.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Naseby Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Haselbech Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Thornby Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Cottesbrooke Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Cold Ashby Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Kelmarsh Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Guilsborough Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Clipston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sibbertoft Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Maidwell Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Sulby Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Creaton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Brixworth
NN6 6JD, NN6 6JN, NN6 9LH, LE16 8NJ, LE16 9UH, NN6 9LR, LE16 8LA, NN6 6EY, LE16 9SN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 32.6 miles52.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
Hotels near Brixworth Ad
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 7 miles11.3 km
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Rooms at the Ritz Complex 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Poplars Hotel 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The R Inn Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Travel Plaza Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Sedgebrook Hall 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
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 miles16.4 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Nene Park Stadium 16.6 miles26.7 km
- University of Leicester University 17.1 miles27.6 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 18.1 miles29.1 km