Warkworth
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.059, -1.297 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 48 40 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 (Banbury) |
Warkworth is a small, rural parish tucked into the rolling fields of West Northamptonshire, south of the market town of Daventry and within easy driving distance of Northampton. The settlement has historic roots that reach back into the medieval period and retains a largely agricultural character, with lanes, hedgerows and a scatter of traditional stone and brick cottages and farmhouses set in typical Northamptonshire countryside.
Today the community is quiet and close‑knit, centred on parish institutions such as the village hall and church, and sustained largely by farming alongside a number of residents who commute to nearby towns and the wider Midlands for work. Its modest scale and surviving historic buildings give it a strong sense of place rather than any major industry or tourist profile, making it a representative example of rural life in the county.
Postcode districts covering Warkworth
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Northampton 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Oxford 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 19 miles30.6 km
- Rugby 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Bletchley 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Banbury 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Warwick 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Bicester 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Witney 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 19.9 miles32 km
Neighbouring places
- Overthorpe Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Middleton Cheney Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Banbury Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bodicote Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Chacombe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Banbury Hardwick Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Banbury Ruscote Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Kings Sutton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Thenford Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Warkworth
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 33.3 miles53.6 km
- Luton Airport 41.5 miles66.8 km
- Banbury Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- King's Sutton Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Warkworth Ad
- The Evergreen Inn 0.6 miles1 km
- Cromwell Lodge Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 1.9 miles3 km
- The Merrie Lion 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The George Inn 5 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Banbury Wroxton House Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Whately Hall Hotel 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 6.8 miles11 km
- The Heyford 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Lismore Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Holt Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- 12th Century Church Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Steane Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Upton House Country house 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.8 miles19 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 11.8 miles19.1 km