West Hunsbury
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.214, -0.928 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 73 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
West Hunsbury sits on the south‑west fringe of Northampton and combines suburban housing with surprisingly extensive greenspace. The area is dominated by Hunsbury Hill Country Park, where earthworks and the remnants of an Iron Age hillfort sit amid former ironstone quarry workings and a network of walking and cycling paths that give excellent views over the town.
Primarily a residential, commuter neighbourhood, West Hunsbury has local shops, schools and an active parish council and community groups that organise events and sports facilities. Its character reflects a mix of late 20th‑century housing and reclaimed industrial landscapes, while good road links (including easy access to the M1) make it convenient for people working in Northampton and beyond.
Postcode districts covering West Hunsbury
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 14.4 miles
- Northampton 2.4 miles
- Bedford 20.4 miles
- Rugby 17.2 miles
- Kettering 15.8 miles
- Kettering Town 15.6 miles
- Corby 21.5 miles
- Wellingborough 11.4 miles
- Bletchley 17.4 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 17.7 miles
- Banbury 20.4 miles
- Rushden 14.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish 0.8 miles
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 0.9 miles
- Sixfields Ward 1 mile
- East Hunsbury Parish 1.1 miles
- Rothersthorpe Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Milton Malsor Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.5 miles
- Upton Parish 1.7 miles
- Collingtree Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Delapre and Rushmere Ward 2 miles
- Wootton Parish 2.1 miles
- Castle Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in West Hunsbury
NN4 9YY, NN4 9XP, NN4 9UD, NN4 9DQ, NN4 9YN, NN4 9YF, NN4 9RQ, NN4 9UY, NN4 9SZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 33.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 38.4 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near West Hunsbury Ad
- Mercure Northampton 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3.5 2.5 miles
- Sunley Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Ibis Hotel Northampton Centre 3 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton South 3 1.5 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton Town Centre 3 2.1 miles
- The Walnut Tree Inn 3 2.2 miles
- Delta Hotels Northampton 4 2.2 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Northampton 2.1 miles
Schools in West Hunsbury
- Hunsbury Park Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 1.4 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 1.8 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 4.5 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 6.9 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 9.3 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10.1 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.2 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.2 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.3 miles
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 10.3 miles