Watford
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.32, -1.122 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 59 69 |
| Dialling code: | 01327 (Daventry) |
The village and civil parish of Watford sits in West Northamptonshire, England, at a natural low point in the local hills known as the Watford Gap. That gap has long created a key north–south corridor for road and rail - the old Watling Street and the modern M1 run close by - and the surrounding landscape is gently rolling arable countryside with a scattering of farms and stone cottages.
Historically a small agricultural community, Watford now combines rural character with easy commuter access to nearby towns such as Daventry and beyond. The name is widely recognised because of the nearby Watford Gap services, one of the earliest motorway service areas, and the gap itself has entered popular imagination as a notable transport and cultural dividing line in England.
Postcode districts covering Watford
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Coventry 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Northampton 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Nuneaton 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Rugby 6.2 miles10 km
- Kettering 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Kettering Town 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Corby 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Wellingborough 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Banbury 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Hinckley 18.5 miles29.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Watford Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Ashby St. Ledgers Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Long Buckby Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Crick Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Welton Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- West Haddon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Kilsby Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Braunston and Crick Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Winwick Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Whilton Parish 3.4 miles5.6 km
- Barby Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Norton Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Watford
NN6 7UH, NN6 7UJ, NN6 7SH, NN6 7XW, NN6 7XU, NN6 7UL, NN6 7UU, NN6 7XY, NN6 7UN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 28 miles45 km
- East Midlands Airport 36.3 miles58.5 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rugby Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Watford Ad
- Days Inn Watford Gap 3 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Fawsley Hall 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 6 miles9.7 km
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 9.9 miles16 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 7 miles11.2 km
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 15.5 miles25 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 17.3 miles27.9 km