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 miles
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles
- Northampton 12.2 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.7 miles
- Nuneaton 22.4 miles
- Rugby 8.3 miles
- Kettering 21.3 miles
- Kettering Town 21.2 miles
- Wellingborough 19.7 miles
- Banbury 15.9 miles
- Hinckley 20.8 miles
- Rushden 24.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Daventry Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Daventry West Ward 0.6 miles
- Daventry East Ward 1.5 miles
- Welton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Norton Parish 2.3 miles
- Newnham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Staverton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Braunston Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Badby Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Watford Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 3.3 miles
- Dodford Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Daventry
NN11 8AG, NN11 2AU, NN11 4GP, NN11 0GF, NN11 2LB, NN11 4GX, NN11 2AG, NN11 9DU, NN11 4AL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 27.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 39.6 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Rugby Railway Station 8.6 miles
Hotels near Daventry Ad
- Staverton Park Hotel and Golf Club 3 1.9 miles
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel and Spa 4 0.8 miles
- Olde Coach House 4 2.9 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Watford Gap 2.5 3.3 miles
- Fawsley Hall Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Heart of England, Northampton by Marston's Inns 4 4.2 miles
- The Red Lion 4.9 miles
- Hellidon Lakes Hotel 4 5 miles
- The Red Lion at Hellidon 4.7 miles
- The Narrowboat Inn at Weedon 4 5.2 miles
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 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.5 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 11.9 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 13.3 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.3 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.4 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.5 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.5 miles