Delapre and Rushmere
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.227, -0.886 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 76 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
The area sits on the southern fringe of Northampton in West Northamptonshire, England, and brings together the historic parkland of Delapre with the mainly residential neighbourhood of Rushmere. Delapré Abbey and its extensive park and riverside meadows by the River Nene give the locality a strong green and historic character, with formal gardens, woodland and regular community events that attract visitors from the town.
Rushmere is characterised by a mix of post‑war and later housing, local shops, schools and community facilities, and the whole area benefits from good road and rail connections to the town centre and beyond. Socially diverse and subject to pockets of regeneration, the neighbourhood combines everyday suburban life with a distinctive heritage presence thanks to the abbey and its parkland.
Postcode districts covering Delapre and Rushmere
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 14.4 miles
- Northampton 0.4 miles
- Bedford 19 miles
- Rugby 18 miles
- Kettering 14.1 miles
- Kettering Town 13.9 miles
- Corby 19.9 miles
- Wellingborough 9.4 miles
- Bletchley 17.5 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 17.7 miles
- Banbury 22.3 miles
- Rushden 12.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northampton Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 0.5 miles
- Castle Ward 0.8 miles
- Hardingstone Parish 0.9 miles
- Nene Valley Ward 1.4 miles
- Abington and Phippsville Ward 1.5 miles
- Wootton Parish 1.6 miles
- East Hunsbury Parish 1.7 miles
- St. George Ward 1.8 miles
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.9 miles
- West Hunsbury Parish 2 miles
- Great Houghton Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Delapre and Rushmere
NN4 8AU, NN4 8DZ, NN4 8GB, NN4 8AJ, NN4 8LA, NN1 5SE, NN4 8RF, NN1 5BZ, NN4 8NQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 32.8 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 39.6 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 9.7 miles
Hotels in Delapre and Rushmere Ad
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4
- Plough Hotel 4
- Mercure Northampton 4
- Sunley Hotel 4
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2
Schools in Delapre and Rushmere
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Delapre Primary School Primary
- Northampton School for Boys Secondary
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Primary
- The Abbey Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 1.6 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 2.1 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 6 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 8.4 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 10.3 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.6 miles
- Lovel Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 11.6 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.7 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.8 miles
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 11.8 miles