Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Blackthorn, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackthorn 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.
| Place | Blackthorn |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.265336 |
| Longitude | -0.815482 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Blackthorn rests in Northamptonshire, a quiet corner of England where the land rolls with a gentle, unassuming grace. It lies 6.2 km east-north-east of Northampton (from Northampton: bearing 61°T, OS grid SP 809 636), and is situated west of Ecton village. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of freshly turned soil, a reminder of the agricultural fields that surround Blackthorn and imbue its landscape with a timeless hue. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and the promise of wild roses in summer, mark the boundaries of fields where crops have been sown and harvested for generations. The sky above Blackthorn, vast and often painted with the soft, diffused light of the East Midlands, seems to hold a quiet contemplation, mirroring the unhurried pace of life that defines this place.
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Explore Blackthorn, 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: 52.265336, -0.815482. 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 | June 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. |