Fawsley
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.207, -1.184 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 55 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 (Daventry) |
Fawsley is a small, rural parish in West Northamptonshire, England, set in the rolling, primarily agricultural countryside not far from Daventry and Northampton. The settlement is low‑key and dispersed, with a quiet network of lanes, hedgerows and pockets of ancient woodland that give it a distinctly pastoral character.
The parish is best known for Fawsley Hall, a historic country house with roots in the 16th century that long acted as the local estate centre; its listed buildings, mature parkland, lakes and gardens attract visitors and provide much of the area’s tourist and events economy. Locally there is a strong sense of history and place, with the estate, its architecture and surrounding landscape shaping social and cultural life more than any large commercial centre.
Postcode districts covering Fawsley
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Milton Keynes 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Northampton 13 miles20.9 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Rugby 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Kettering 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Kettering Town 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Wellingborough 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Bletchley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Banbury 12 miles19.3 km
- Hinckley 24.2 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Badby Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Woodford and Weedon Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Charwelton Parish 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Everdon Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Preston Capes Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Newnham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hellidon Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Woodford Halse Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Woodford cum Membris Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Staverton Built-up area 3 miles4.7 km
- Catesby Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Farthingstone Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Fawsley
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 29.3 miles47.1 km
- Luton Airport 41.6 miles66.9 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Banbury Railway Station 11.8 miles19 km
Hotels near Fawsley Ad
- Fawsley Hall 4 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Merrie Lion 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hellidon Lakes Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 7.4 miles12 km
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- 12th Century Church Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.5 miles18.5 km