Daventry
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.266, -1.164 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 57 63 |
| Population: | 23,879 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 |
Daventry is a market town and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, perched on a prominent hill with long views across the surrounding countryside. Its history reaches back before the medieval market town era - Borough Hill nearby contains an Iron Age hillfort and later became famous in the 1920s as the site of an early BBC transmitter, giving the town an unexpected place in broadcasting history.
Today Daventry retains a traditional market-town feel while supporting light industry and logistics, with the nearby Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal influencing the local economy; there is also a reservoir and country park for walking and watersports. The town has an active community life with regular markets, sports clubs and grassroots arts events that keep its social scene lively.
Postcode districts covering Daventry
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 17.4 miles28 km
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles38 km
- Northampton 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Nuneaton 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Rugby 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Kettering 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Kettering Town 21.2 miles34 km
- Wellingborough 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Banbury 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Hinckley 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Rushden 24.1 miles38.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Daventry Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Daventry West Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Daventry East Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Welton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Norton Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Newnham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Staverton Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Braunston Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Badby Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Watford Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Dodford Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Daventry
NN11 4WL, NN11 9BT, NN11 4EU, NN11 0WG, NN11 8NT, NN11 4AH, NN11 8AR, NN11 9AR, NN11 4GS … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 27.8 miles44.8 km
- East Midlands Airport 39.6 miles63.8 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Rugby Railway Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
Hotels near Daventry Ad
- Fawsley Hall 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Hellidon Lakes Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Draycote Hotel 8.7 miles14 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.5 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 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.5 miles23.4 km