Helmdon
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.087, -1.123 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 60 43 |
| Population: | 761 |
Helmdon is a compact, rural parish in West Northamptonshire, England, set on the rolling ironstone hills close to the Oxfordshire border. The village is characterised by warm, local stone cottages and lanes that suit country walks, with easy road links to nearby market towns such as Banbury and Brackley, making it popular with people who commute while still valuing a village lifestyle.
Historically the landscape was shaped by 19th- and 20th-century ironstone working and by a former railway presence, traces of which remain in embankments and old workings; that industrial past sits alongside active farming and a small but resilient local community centred on the parish church, village hall and occasional community events that help preserve Helmdon’s strong local character.
Postcode districts covering Helmdon
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 16.1 miles26 km
- Northampton 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Oxford 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Aylesbury 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Rugby 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Wellingborough 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Bletchley 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Banbury 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Leighton Buzzard 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Warwick 23.3 miles37.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Helmdon Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wappenham Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Syresham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Radstone Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Weston and Weedon Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Sulgrave Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Greatworth and Halse Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Greatworth Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Whitfield Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Abthorpe Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Woodend Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Slapton Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Helmdon
NN13 5QG, NN13 5UF, NN13 5QW, NN13 5QT, NN13 5QQ, NN13 5QR, NN13 5QL, NN13 5QP, NN13 5QY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Birmingham International Airport 36.6 miles59 km
- King's Sutton Railway Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Banbury Railway Station 8.9 miles14.3 km
Hotels near Helmdon Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- The Fox and Hounds 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Fawsley Hall 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Whittlebury Hall and Spa 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Evergreen Inn 8 miles12.9 km
- Cromwell Lodge Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
Schools in Helmdon
- Helmdon Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.3 miles7 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 4.4 miles7 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.7 miles7.6 km