Silverstone
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.091, -1.025 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 66 44 |
| Population: | 1,907 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
Silverstone is a small rural village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, set in the gently rolling farmland between Towcester and Northampton. It has medieval origins and a compact village core of stone cottages and lanes, with the kind of amenities you expect in a close-knit community such as a village hall and a local pub, while farming remains visible on the surrounding landscape.
What makes Silverstone best known beyond the parish is the nearby Silverstone Circuit, built on a former wartime airfield and now a major motorsport venue hosting the British Grand Prix and a steady stream of events that bring considerable economic activity and visitors to the area; that modern sporting identity sits alongside a quieter village life, and has shaped local businesses, hospitality and transport patterns over the past decades.
Postcode districts covering Silverstone
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Northampton 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Bedford 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Aylesbury 21 miles33.8 km
- Rugby 21.7 miles35 km
- Kettering Town 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Wellingborough 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Bletchley 14 miles22.5 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Banbury 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Rushden 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Leighton Buzzard 19.4 miles31.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Silverstone Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Whittlebury Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Abthorpe Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Lillingstone Dayrell with Luffield Abbey Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Slapton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Syresham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wappenham Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bradden Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Towcester Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Biddlesden Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Lillingstone Lovell Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Greens Norton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Silverstone
NN12 8DW, NN12 8XY, NN12 8TL, NN12 8ZL, NN12 8UR, NN12 8UG, NN12 8WH, NN12 8WG, NN12 8TP … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Birmingham International Airport 39.5 miles63.6 km
- Wolverton Railway Station 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Northampton Railway Station 11.3 miles18.2 km
Hotels near Silverstone Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Fox and Hounds 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 6 miles9.6 km
- Whittlebury Hall and Spa 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Roade House Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Hilton Northampton 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
Schools in Silverstone
- Silverstone UTC Secondary
Local points of interest
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 1 mile1.5 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 1 mile1.6 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 1.2 miles2 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Becketts corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 1.6 miles2.5 km