Daventry West
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.259, -1.175 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 56 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 (Daventry) |
Daventry West is the western ward of the market town of Daventry in West Northamptonshire, sitting beside the rolling fields of Northamptonshire. The area mixes post‑war and newer residential neighbourhoods with green spaces and views towards Borough Hill, an ancient hillfort that later hosted the town’s pioneering radio transmitting station, which gives the locality a distinctive skyline and sense of history.
Locally the ward is served by shops, schools and community centres and has an active volunteer and club scene; many residents work in local retail or light industry, while others commute to nearby centres such as Northampton, Milton Keynes and Birmingham. The area’s connection to Daventry’s market‑town heritage, together with a mix of historic and modern buildings, creates a quiet but community‑minded neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Daventry West
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 17.3 miles
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles
- Northampton 12.6 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.3 miles
- Nuneaton 22.5 miles
- Rugby 8.6 miles
- Kettering 21.9 miles
- Kettering Town 21.8 miles
- Wellingborough 20.2 miles
- Banbury 15.3 miles
- Hinckley 21 miles
- Rushden 24.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Daventry Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Staverton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Daventry East Ward 2 miles
- Newnham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Badby Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Welton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Braunston Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Norton Parish 2.9 miles
- Catesby Parish 3.1 miles
- Dodford Parish 3.6 miles
- Wolfhampcote Parish 3.6 miles
- Fawsley Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Daventry West
NN11 9DW, NN11 4EX, NN11 4SW, NN11 4GT, NN11 9BE, NN11 9ER, NN11 8PA, NN11 8PG, NN11 8RF … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 27.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 40 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Rugby Railway Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Daventry West Ad
- Fawsley Hall 4 3.6 miles
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 1.4 miles
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 4 miles
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.2 miles
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- Hellidon Lakes Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Crossroads by Chef & Brewer Collection 3 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 6.4 miles
- The Rugby Hotel 3 8.6 miles
Schools in Daventry West
- Daventry Hill School Special
- Falconer's Hill Academy Primary
- Falconer's Hill Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 3.6 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10.3 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.9 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 12 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 13.2 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.1 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 14.2 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.2 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.2 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 14.3 miles
- 12th Century Church Historic site 14.3 miles