Guilsborough
Built-up area in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.353, -1.012 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 67 73 |
| Population: | 692 |
Guilsborough in West Northamptonshire, England is a small ridge-top village set in classic rolling Northamptonshire countryside, offering wide views and a sense of rural openness. Its roots are medieval and earlier: the parish church of St Etheldreda contains medieval fabric and memorials, and nearby earthworks and the characteristic ridge-and-furrow patterns speak of a long agricultural history.
Today Guilsborough remains a lively village community with a village hall, pub and local clubs; farming is still visible in the surrounding landscape but many residents commute to nearby towns such as Daventry and Northampton. Traditional events like fetes and bonfire nights help sustain a strong local social life, blending heritage with the realities of a modern commuter and rural economy.
Postcode districts covering Guilsborough
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 19.5 miles31.5 km
- Coventry 21 miles33.8 km
- Milton Keynes 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Northampton 10 miles16.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Nuneaton 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Rugby 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Kettering 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Kettering Town 13.1 miles21 km
- Corby 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Wellingborough 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Banbury 24.4 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Thornby Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hollowell Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Ravensthorpe Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Creaton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cottesbrooke Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cold Ashby Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- West Haddon Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Winwick Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Naseby Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- East Haddon Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Spratton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Holdenby Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Guilsborough
NN6 8QL, NN6 8FE, NN6 8PU, NN6 8RA, NN6 8QD, NN6 8PZ, NN6 8PS, NN6 8QN, NN6 8PW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 31.8 miles51.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 35.6 miles57.3 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Northampton Railway Station 9.1 miles14.6 km
Hotels near Guilsborough Ad
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 8 miles12.9 km
- The Poplars Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- Sedgebrook Hall 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Plough Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in Guilsborough
- Guilsborough C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Catesby Priory Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Nene Park Stadium 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 18.9 miles30.5 km