Watford
Built-up area in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.306, -1.126 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 59 67 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 (Daventry) |
Watford in West Northamptonshire is a small rural village best known for its proximity to the Watford Gap, a low-lying pass that has long acted as a transport corridor. The M1, the West Coast Main Line and the historic A5 are all close by, and the motorway services at Watford Gap services take their name from the locality. The surrounding landscape is largely agricultural, with a scattering of older cottages and farm buildings that give the place a quietly historic feel.
The gap’s role in routing - used by Roman and later roads and rail - gives the village an outsized place in transport history despite its small size, and many residents commute to nearby towns such as Daventry and Long Buckby or to Northampton. Socially it remains a close-knit parish community with local events centred on village life, and people often clarify that it is the Northamptonshire Watford, not the larger Watford in Hertfordshire.
Postcode districts covering Watford
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Coventry 17.4 miles28 km
- Milton Keynes 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Northampton 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Nuneaton 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Rugby 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Kettering 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Kettering Town 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Corby 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Wellingborough 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Banbury 19.1 miles30.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Welton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Long Buckby Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Norton Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Daventry East Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Whilton Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Kilsby Built-up area 3 miles4.7 km
- Braunston and Crick Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Crick Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- West Haddon Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Daventry Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Braunston Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Watford
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 37.3 miles60 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 1.8 miles3 km
- Rugby Railway Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Watford Ad
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Fawsley Hall 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 9.9 miles16 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Draycote Hotel 8.9 miles14.3 km
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 13 miles20.8 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 16.5 miles26.6 km