Silverstone
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.116, -1.163 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 57 46 |
Silverstone is a small rural ward in West Northamptonshire, set in the rolling farmland of Northamptonshire between Towcester and Brackley. The area is dominated by the famous Silverstone Circuit, a former Second World War RAF airfield that now hosts major motorsport events including the British Grand Prix, which gives the ward an outsized national profile compared with its modest village scale.
That motorsport heritage shapes the local economy and culture: many businesses and jobs relate to racing, engineering and hospitality, and race weekends transform the quiet lanes with visitors and pop‑up services. Away from event weekends the ward retains a close‑knit rural community, historic village features and access to walking countryside, with the circuit’s history and tourism providing an interesting contrast to everyday village life.
Postcode districts covering Silverstone
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 24.9 miles
- Milton Keynes 18.3 miles
- Northampton 14.4 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 19.8 miles
- Rugby 18.4 miles
- Wellingborough 23.5 miles
- Bletchley 20 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20.6 miles
- Banbury 8.4 miles
- Warwick 20.7 miles
- Bicester 14.8 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sulgrave Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Moreton Pinkney Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Weston and Weedon Parish 1.6 miles
- Culworth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Helmdon Built-up area 2 miles
- Canons Ashby Parish 2.7 miles
- Greatworth Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Eydon Built-up area 3 miles
- Wappenham Parish 3.2 miles
- Marston St. Lawrence Parish 3.2 miles
- Thorpe Mandeville Parish 3.2 miles
- Adstone Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Silverstone
NN12 8AH, OX17 2ES, NN12 8GD, NN12 8FA, NN12 8HQ, NN12 8FR, NN13 5QZ, NN12 8BH, NN12 8ES … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 34 miles
- Luton Airport 37.7 miles
- Banbury Railway Station 8 miles
- King's Sutton Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels in Silverstone Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns
- The Evergreen Inn
Schools in Silverstone
- Blakesley C of E Primary School Primary
- Boddington C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Culworth C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Greens Norton C of E Primary School Primary
- Helmdon Primary School Primary
- Silverstone UTC Secondary
- St Loys C of E Primary Academy, Weedon Lois Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls Primary
- Syresham St James C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Steane Estate 5.9 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.6 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.6 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.7 miles
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 6.7 miles
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.7 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.7 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 6.8 miles
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.8 miles
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.8 miles
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.9 miles