Hunsbury Meadows
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.217, -0.946 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 72 58 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Hunsbury Meadows is a predominantly residential civil parish on the southern edge of Northampton in the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It occupies land that was largely agricultural until recent decades, so the neighbourhood mixes modern housing with pockets of green space and walking routes, and sits close to the well-known wooded ridge and ancient earthworks of Hunsbury Hill.
The parish is largely commuter-orientated, with local shops, schools and a small community focus rather than heavy industry, and many residents travel into the town or neighbouring centres for work. There’s a modest local civic life organised around the parish council and community groups, and the proximity to historic landscapes gives the area a quieter, semi-rural character despite being within easy reach of urban amenities.
Postcode districts covering Hunsbury Meadows
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15 miles
- Northampton 2.9 miles
- Bedford 21.2 miles
- Rugby 16.5 miles
- Kettering 16.1 miles
- Kettering Town 15.9 miles
- Corby 21.7 miles
- Wellingborough 11.9 miles
- Bletchley 17.9 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.2 miles
- Banbury 19.8 miles
- Rushden 15.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Hunsbury Parish 0.8 miles
- Sixfields Ward 0.8 miles
- Rothersthorpe Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Upton Parish 1.2 miles
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.6 miles
- East Hunsbury Parish 1.8 miles
- Milton Malsor Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 2.1 miles
- Kislingbury Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Duston East Ward 2.2 miles
- Duston Parish 2.2 miles
- Duston West and St. Crispin Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Hunsbury Meadows
NN4 9QJ, NN4 9DB, NN4 9QA, NN4 9BG, NN4 9DW, NN4 9QW, NN4 9QH, NN4 9QB, NN4 9QR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 37.6 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 8 miles
Hotels near Hunsbury Meadows Ad
- Mercure Northampton 4 2.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3.5 3.1 miles
- Sunley Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Ibis Hotel Northampton Centre 3 2.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 3.5 miles
- The Walnut Tree Inn 3 2.3 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton West 3 2.1 miles
- Huntershields 4 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton Town Centre 3 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton South 3 2.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 1.3 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 1.9 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 4.6 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 7 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 9.5 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.1 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.2 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.2 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.3 miles