West Haddon, United Kingdom
West Haddon is a town of 1,718 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit West Haddon
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Pulpit Bridge, Watford Park.
Weather in West Haddon
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About West Haddon
West Haddon is a village in Northamptonshire, England, about 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Northampton and 7 miles (11 km) east of Rugby and just off the A428 road which by-passes the village. The population of civil parish was 1,718 at the 2011 Census. The villages of West Haddon and Crick were by-passed by the A428 road from Rugby to Northampton when the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) was built in 1996 near junction 18 of the M1 motorway, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the village. There are many services and pubs including the barbershop and the Pytchley Which serves a mean Cheesy Chips for a fiver
From the Wikipedia article West Haddon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Pulpit Bridge, Watford Park
Bridge · 2.0 mi
1877 railway bridge in Northamptonshire, England
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes4
Churches and places of worship7
St Michael and All Angels Church
Church · Anglican · 1.2 mi
Church Lane, Northampton
Church of All Saints
Church
Historic church in West Haddon, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Church of St Lawrence
Church · 2.6 mi
Church in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Church of St Michael
Church · 1.2 mi
Church in Winwick, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Watford
Church · 2.4 mi
Church in Watford, Northamptonshire, England, UK
History
The name 'Haddon' means 'hill which is heathy'. ‘West’ to distinguish from East Haddon.
The fields of West Haddon were the location for an enclosure riot in 1767. An advertisement was made in the county newspaper for a football game that was to be played in those fields. The football game was a means to assemble a mob which tore down fences and burned them, protesting against the laws that were then being enacted that allowed wealthy landowners to lay claim to what was once public land.
From the History section of West Haddon on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from West Haddon
- Gerry PerrymanEnglish footballer (born 1947)
Born in West Haddon, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of West Haddon
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Welford 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Daventry 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Rugby 8 mi west, about 13 min by car
- Husbands Bosworth 8 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Northampton 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Market Harborough 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
- Desborough 13 mi northeast, about 21 min by car
- Kettering 15 mi east, about 25 min by car
- Wellingborough 16 mi east, about 26 min by car
- Wigston Magna 17 mi north, about 27 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Towns near West Haddon
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sheaf Inn, West Haddon, Northamptonshire, Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Church Lane, Winwick (NHLE Code 1229677) (March 2024) (8), User:Hassocks5489, CC0
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