East Hunsbury and Shelfleys
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.206, -0.914 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 74 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
East Hunsbury and Shelfleys sit on the southern fringe of West Northamptonshire, with East Hunsbury forming a well‑established suburban neighbourhood just south of Northampton and Shelfleys providing a quieter, more semi‑rural counterpoint. The area is notable for its patchwork of residential streets, pockets of green space and the reclaimed landscape of former ironstone workings; Hunsbury Hill Country Park with its earthworks from an Iron Age hillfort and old quarry faces offers popular walking routes and views back towards the town.
Locally the two communities blend commuter life with a village feel: there are primary schools, small parades of shops and active residents’ groups, while many people travel into Northampton or further afield for work. The mix of post‑war and late 20th‑century housing, nearby countryside and accessible road links gives the ward a varied social and economic character, balancing family‑oriented suburban living with a quieter, rural fringe.
Postcode districts covering East Hunsbury and Shelfleys
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Northampton 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bedford 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Rugby 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Kettering 16 miles25.7 km
- Kettering Town 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Corby 21.8 miles35 km
- Wellingborough 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Bletchley 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Banbury 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Rushden 14.5 miles23.4 km
Neighbouring places
- East Hunsbury Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- West Hunsbury Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Collingtree Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Milton Malsor Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Wootton Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Grange Park Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rothersthorpe Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Nene Valley Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Sixfields Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Delapre and Rushmere Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys
NN4 9JJ, NN4 0XA, NN4 0PH, NN4 0FP, NN4 9YD, NN4 0WJ, NN4 0BB, NN4 0FQ, NN4 0SS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 32.6 miles52.4 km
- Birmingham International Airport 39.2 miles63 km
- Northampton Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 9.5 miles15.4 km
Hotels near East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hilton Northampton 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Roade House Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Plough Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sunley Hotel 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The French Partridge, 4 5 miles8 km
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 2.3 miles3.6 km
Schools in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys
- East Hunsbury Primary School Primary
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.6 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 8.7 miles14 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Lovel Wood Forest 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 9.9 miles16 km
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 10 miles16.1 km