Harpole
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.245, -0.985 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 69 61 |
| Population: | 1,344 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Harpole is a compact village and civil parish on the rural edge of West Northamptonshire, a short drive from Northampton. It sits amid gently rolling farmland and has the feel of a traditional Northamptonshire settlement, with narrow lanes, hedged fields and a small cluster of houses and community facilities rather than a built‑up centre.
The village retains a strong sense of community: a parish church, village hall and local groups organise regular events, and many residents work locally in agriculture or commute into nearby towns. Historically the area is agricultural in character and has produced archaeological finds suggesting earlier occupation, while more recent decades have seen modest housing growth that keeps the village lively without losing its rural character.
Postcode districts covering Harpole
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 24.6 miles
- Milton Keynes 17.5 miles
- Northampton 4.5 miles
- Bedford 23.3 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 23.4 miles
- Rugby 14 miles
- Kettering 15.8 miles
- Kettering Town 15.6 miles
- Corby 21 miles
- Wellingborough 12.6 miles
- Bletchley 20.4 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Harpole Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Kislingbury Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Duston West and St. Crispin Ward 1.3 miles
- Harlestone Manor Parish 1.5 miles
- Upton Parish 1.6 miles
- Duston Parish 1.7 miles
- Duston East Ward 2 miles
- Upper Heyford Parish 2 miles
- Harlestone Parish 2.2 miles
- Sixfields Ward 2.3 miles
- Dallington Spencer Ward 2.3 miles
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Harpole
NN7 4DF, NN7 4FE, NN5 6SX, NN7 4GW, NN5 6NZ, NN7 4UD, NN7 4HD, NN7 4DL, NN7 4DA … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 35.3 miles
- Luton Airport 36.6 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Harpole Ad
- Plough Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 5.7 miles
- Mercure Northampton 4 3.6 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 4.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 5.2 miles
- Hilton Northampton 4 5.3 miles
- Sunley Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- The Poplars Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Roade House Hotel 7.1 miles
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 3.5 miles
Schools in Harpole
- Harpole Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 2.3 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 2.8 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 6.6 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 8.9 miles
- Catesby Priory Historic site 11.1 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 11.5 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.5 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.6 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.7 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 11.7 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.7 miles