Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Barby, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barby, Northamptonshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Barby |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.328526 |
| Longitude | -1.205659 |
| Place Type | Village |
Barby commands a high ridge in Northamptonshire, holding its ground against the shifting moods of the Midlands sky. It lies 3.9 miles south-east of Rugby (from Rugby: bearing 141°T, OS grid SP 542 703), and is situated west-south-west of Kilsby village. The earth here carries the weight of centuries, particularly where the ramparts of Barby Motte Castle rise slightly to the north-east, a quiet earthen ghost guarding the horizon. Below this high ground, the land stretches toward the long, silver ribbon of Barby Straight, where water catches the pale light of dawn and holds it still. The air around Barby tastes of iron and damp grass, a sharp, elemental scent that seems to cling to the stone walls of the older houses. Farmers still work the clay-heavy fields as their predecessors did, turning the soil until it gleams like dark pewter under the winter sun. Beyond the parish boundaries, the landscape opens into wide, unencumbered vistas that reveal the true, austere scale of the countryside. This is a place where the wind does not merely blow; it moves with purpose across the hills, carrying the distant, low hum of a world that Barby watches from its elevated, stubborn throne.
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Explore Barby, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.328526, -1.205659. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |