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 miles
- Coventry 14.7 miles
- Northampton 14.4 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.6 miles
- Nuneaton 18.4 miles
- Rugby 3.7 miles
- Kettering 20 miles
- Kettering Town 19.8 miles
- Corby 22.9 miles
- Wellingborough 20 miles
- Banbury 20.5 miles
- Hinckley 16.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Braunston and Crick Ward 0.4 miles
- Kilsby Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Crick Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Barby Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 2.1 miles
- Hillmorton Ward 2.1 miles
- Paddox Ward 3 miles
- Watford Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Yelvertoft Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Lilbourne Parish 3.2 miles
- Onley Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Clifton upon Dunsmore Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Kilsby
CV23 8ZP, CV23 8XA, CV23 8XR, CV23 8XJ, CV23 8YJ, CV23 8YP, CV23 8YA, CV23 8XN, NN6 7GW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 25.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 34.5 miles
- Rugby Railway Station 4.2 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 4.8 miles
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Schools in Kilsby
- Kilsby C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 8.1 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 12.4 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 12.8 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 14.6 miles
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 14.8 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 15 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 15.1 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 15.3 miles
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 15.6 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 16 miles
- University of Warwick University 16.7 miles