Irchester is a civil parish and village in the county of Northamptonshire, England, in the Borough of Wellingborough. It is about 2 miles south-east of the town of Wellingborough and 2 miles south-west of Rushden, and equidistant from London, 65 miles (105 km) south, and Birmingham, to the north-west. The settlements of Little Irchester and Knuston also lie within Irchester parish.
Population: 4,610
Latitude: 52° 16' 51.89" N
Longitude: 0° 38' 42.36" E
Boughton is the name of a planned station on the Northampton & Lamport Railway, which is built on the former Northampton to Market Harborough line. It will be situated at the southern end of line adjacent to the former Boughton level crossing on the…
Blunham was a railway station on the Varsity Line which served the small village of the same name in Bedfordshire.
The lost village of Althorp is within the grounds of the Althorp estate in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book. In the 15th century, the manor was held by the Catesby family who were probably responsi…
Wootton Broadmead Halt was a railway station on the Varsity Line which served the settlement of Wootton Broadmead near Stewartby in Bedfordshire, England.
Wootton Brook is a tributary of the River Nene which runs through Northamptonshire. The brook begins south of Great Houghton flowing south west through Preston Deanery and then east in the valley between Collingtree, Grange Park and East Hunsbury. I…
Stratford and Wolverton Rural District (1894–1919), Stratford and Wolverton Urban District (1919–20) and Wolverton Urban District (1920–1974) were local government districts in Buckinghamshire, England, covering the town of Wolverton and its environ…
Willington was a railway station on the Varsity Line which served the small village of the same name in Bedfordshire.
Willington Dovecote & Stables is a National Trust property located in Willington, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
The Hundred of Willey is a historical land division, a hundred in northwest corner of Bedfordshire, England. Its northwestern boundary is the county border with Northamptonshire, and its southwestern boundary the border with Buckinghamshire.
The Wellingborough School Ground is a cricket ground which was used by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 43 First-class matches for 45 years between 1946 and 1991, and 17 List A games between 1970 and 1991. It is now used predominantly for Wom…
The Volta Tower was a folly in the town of Finedon, Northamptonshire, England.
Tongwell is a district and ancient hamlet in the civil parish of Great Linford in Milton Keynes, England.
Tiffield was a short-lived experimental railway station situated at the highest point of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway which opened in 1869 to serve the Northamptonshire village of Tiffield, only to close two years later.
Tickford Bridge, over the River Ouzel (or Lovat) in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, was built in 1810 and is one of the last (21 still remaining) iron bridge in Britain that still carries main road traffic and is the oldest iron bridge in…
The Cowper and Newton Museum is a museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, in the Borough of Milton Keynes. Celebrating the work and lives of two famous local residents: William Cowper (1731–1800) a celebrated 18th century poet; and John Newton, a…
The Canal Museum, formerly known as the "National Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne" and "The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne", is a canal museum located next to the Grand Union Canal just south of the Blisworth Tunnel, near the village of Stoke Bruerne …
The Stevington and Turvey Light Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge light railway on the outskirts of the village of Turvey in Bedfordshire, England. It is about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) long. The railway was formed in the early 1980s by former members…
The Parish Church of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert is an Anglican church on St Peter's Street in the De Parys area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.