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 miles
- Northampton 11.5 miles
- Bedford 24.1 miles
- Aylesbury 21 miles
- Rugby 21.7 miles
- Kettering Town 24.9 miles
- Wellingborough 20.1 miles
- Bletchley 14 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.6 miles
- Banbury 13.5 miles
- Rushden 22.6 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silverstone Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Whittlebury Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Abthorpe Parish 1.7 miles
- Lillingstone Dayrell with Luffield Abbey Parish 2.5 miles
- Slapton Parish 2.5 miles
- Syresham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Wappenham Parish 2.9 miles
- Bradden Parish 3 miles
- Towcester Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Biddlesden Parish 3.1 miles
- Lillingstone Lovell Parish 3.4 miles
- Greens Norton Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Silverstone
NN12 8UF, NN12 8DW, NN12 8UP, NN12 8UB, NN12 8WR, NN12 8UR, NN12 8TU, NN12 8UH, NN12 8UL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.7 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 39.5 miles
- Wolverton Railway Station 9.6 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 11.3 miles
Hotels near Silverstone Ad
- Escapade Silverstone 5 1.8 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 1.5 miles
- Whittlebury Park 4 1.4 miles
- Premier Inn Silverstone 3 2 miles
- Saracens Head Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 6 miles
- Buckingham Villiers Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3.5 8.6 miles
- Cock Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- Crown Hotel Brackley 3 6.9 miles
Schools in Silverstone
- Silverstone UTC Secondary
Local points of interest
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 0.9 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 1 mile
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 1 mile
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.1 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.1 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.1 miles
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.2 miles
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 1.2 miles
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.4 miles
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 1.4 miles
- Becketts corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.5 miles
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 1.6 miles