Nene Valley
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.21, -0.871 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 77 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Nene Valley sits along the River Nene in West Northamptonshire, a largely rural ward of rolling farmland, floodplain and pockets of lakes formed by former gravel extraction. The river corridor gives the area a strong feel of open space and wildlife interest, with reedbeds and gravel pits that have become valued sites for birdwatching, walking and watersports as well as local nature conservation.
Historically the valley has been shaped by milling, river trade and later quarrying, and today that heritage sits alongside a commuter and small-business economy with many people travelling to Northampton or Peterborough for work. Social life tends to centre on village halls, parish churches and community events, giving the ward a mix of rural tranquillity and active local communities.
Postcode districts covering Nene Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13 miles20.9 km
- Northampton 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bedford 18 miles29 km
- Rugby 19.3 miles31 km
- Kettering 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Kettering Town 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Corby 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Wellingborough 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Bletchley 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Banbury 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Rushden 12.8 miles20.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hardingstone Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Delapre and Rushmere Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- East Hunsbury Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Grange Park Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Northampton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Collingtree Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Castle Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Little Houghton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Nene Valley
NN4 6EA, NN4 6BJ, NN4 6JQ, NN4 6AL, NN4 7YB, NN4 7AE, NN4 6BF, NN4 6BT, NN4 0NQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 40.7 miles65.5 km
- Northampton Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Wolverton Railway Station 10.4 miles16.7 km
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Schools in Nene Valley
- Collingtree C of E Primary School Primary
- Hardingstone Academy Primary
- Preston Hedges Primary School Primary
- Wootton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Lovel Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles17.8 km
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.1 miles17.9 km