Where is Irthlingborough?

Irthlingborough is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.3240°, -0.6140°.

Is Irthlingborough wheelchair accessible?

Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Irthlingborough. Check ahead for specific facilities.

Museums · West Midlands

Irthlingborough

♿ Wheelchair: limited

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year: Year-round

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Irthlingborough () is a town on the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England. As of 2021, it has a population of 9,325, and was at one point the smallest town in England to have had a Football League team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C. The parish church, St Peter, has a lantern tower, unusual for Northamptonshire churches, which was built to guide travellers across the Nene valley in foggy weather. It also has doors at the four cardinal points and has eight misericords in the chancel. Irthlingborough railway station opened in 1845 and closed to passengers in 1964.

Photo gallery

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The town's name origin is uncertain. 'Ploughmen's fortification', with the suggestion that oxen were once kept here. Perhaps, 'fortification of Yrtla's people'. Alternatively, the first element may be an Old English 'yrthling', a type of bird such as a wren, wagtail, or lapwing. Bird names are frequently used to form compounds with Old English 'burh'. Irthlingborough was called Yrtlingaburg in the 8th century, Erdiburn in the Domesday Book of 1086, and Artleborough later. King Offa of Mercia held court near Irthlingborough circa 790. John Pyel, the mayor of London in 1372, is believed to have been born at Irthlingborough circa 1310. In 1913, a feature film showing the Battle of Waterloo was…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 52.3240, -0.6140
District: North Northamptonshire
Parish: Irthlingborough
Postcode: NN9 5QN
Parliamentary constituency: Wellingborough and Rushden
Official site: www.irthlingborough-tc.gov.uk

Sources

wikipedia: Irthlingborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Other places nearby

Loading nearby places…

Nearby

📷 3

Historic houses · West Midlands

Market Cross At Junction Of Station And Finedon Roads

Market Cross At Junction Of Station And Finedon Roads — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Grade I👶

Development land, Irthlingborough - geograph.org.uk - 1382478

📷 3

Manor houses · West Midlands

Manor House Upper Manor

Manor House Upper Manor — Grade II listed building-listed manor in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

📷 3

Wildlife reserves · West Midlands