Daventry
Built-up area in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.264, -1.166 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 56 63 |
| Population: | 23,879 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 |
Daventry is a compact hill‑top market town in West Northamptonshire, known for its mix of Georgian and later town‑centre architecture and a strong sense of local community. Its Borough Hill radio station played an important role in early British broadcasting, giving the town an unusual technological footnote alongside its more traditional market origins.
The town sits close to open countryside and leisure spots such as Daventry Country Park, and the surrounding area has become an important logistics and distribution hub highlighted by the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal. Despite its transport links and commuter journeys into places like Northampton, Birmingham and Coventry, Daventry keeps a market‑town feel with regular local events, independent shops and pubs serving the community.
Postcode districts covering Daventry
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 17.4 miles28 km
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles38 km
- Northampton 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Nuneaton 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Rugby 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Kettering 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Kettering Town 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Wellingborough 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Banbury 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Hinckley 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Rushden 24.2 miles38.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Daventry West Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Daventry East Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Welton Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Newnham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Staverton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Norton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Braunston Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Badby Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Watford Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Dodford Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Brockhall Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Daventry
NN11 4DY, NN11 4LG, NN11 0TF, NN11 4GQ, NN11 9UE, NN11 4QB, NN11 4QA, NN11 1SW, NN11 0UA … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 27.8 miles44.8 km
- East Midlands Airport 39.8 miles64 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Rugby Railway Station 8.7 miles14 km
Hotels near Daventry Ad
- Fawsley Hall 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 1.8 miles3 km
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 6.9 miles11 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Hellidon Lakes Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Draycote Hotel 8.7 miles14 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
Schools in Daventry
- Abbey C of E Academy Primary
- Ashby Fields Primary School Primary
- Daventry Hill School Special
- DSLV E-ACT Academy All ages
- Falconer's Hill Academy Primary
- Falconer's Hill Infant School Primary
- St James Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10 miles16.2 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.3 miles23 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 14.3 miles23 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles23.3 km