Kilsby
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.341, -1.172 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 56 71 |
| Population: | 1,196 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Kilsby is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, a few miles east of Rugby and north‑west of Daventry. Set in rolling Northamptonshire countryside close to the A5 and the M1, it is best known for the nearby Kilsby Tunnel on the West Coast Main Line, an early Victorian engineering project whose dramatic construction in the 1830s still marks the local landscape.
Traditionally an agricultural community, Kilsby now has a mix of stone and brick cottages, a historic parish church, a primary school, village hall and pubs, and a lively local calendar of events. Good transport links have made it a popular commuter village while the tunnel, railway history and community institutions give it a distinct rural character and strong sense of place.
Postcode districts covering Kilsby
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Coventry 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Northampton 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Nuneaton 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Rugby 3.7 miles6 km
- Kettering 20 miles32.2 km
- Kettering Town 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Corby 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Wellingborough 20 miles32.2 km
- Banbury 20.5 miles33 km
- Hinckley 16.1 miles25.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Braunston and Crick Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Kilsby Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Crick Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Barby Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Hillmorton Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Paddox Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Watford Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Yelvertoft Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Lilbourne Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Onley Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Clifton upon Dunsmore Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Kilsby
CV23 8XB, CV23 8XH, CV23 8YG, CV23 8XD, CV23 8ZA, CV23 8YB, CV23 8YH, CV23 8ZP, CV23 8XL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 25.5 miles41 km
- East Midlands Airport 34.5 miles55.6 km
- Rugby Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Kilsby Ad
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5 miles8 km
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Fawsley Hall 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Kilsby
- Kilsby C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 12.4 miles20 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 15 miles24.2 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 16 miles25.8 km
- University of Warwick University 16.7 miles26.8 km