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Blackthorn Northamptonshire Map

Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands

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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

About Blackthorn

Blackthorn commands a quiet reach of the Northamptonshire landscape, where the horizon broadens under an expansive, pale-grey sky. It lies 3.9 miles east-north-east of Northampton (from Northampton: bearing 61°T, OS grid SP 809 636), and is situated west of Ecton village. The terrain here holds a persistent stillness, broken only by the low, insistent hum of traffic moving toward the county town. To the east, the green expanse of Rectory Farm Pocket Park offers a brief respite of managed meadow and hedgerow, softening the transition between suburban edge and open field. The light in Blackthorn possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the outlines of the nearby industrial fringes against the deeper, darker tones of the distant Nene Valley. Ancient traces of human industry linger in the soil, marked by the proximity of the Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns that once fired the earth near Ecton North Lodge. As the afternoon wanes, the shadows stretch across the tarmac and verge, revealing a place caught between the encroaching press of modern commerce and the enduring, level calm of the Midlands plain. Blackthorn remains a testament to the quiet persistence of the periphery, where history is not a monument but a layer beneath the grass.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rectory Farm Pocket Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 105° ESE
Pike Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 022° NNE
Upper Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 018° NNE
Romano-British Settlement And Pottery Kilns W Of Ecton North Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 043° NE · 9 ha
Holly Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 096° E
Eastfield Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 266° W
Clifford Hill Motte Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 185° S · 1 ha
Berserk (Theme Park) — 1.9 mi, 290° WNW
Ecton Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 132° SE
Boost Trampoline Parks (Theme Park) — 2.0 mi, 211° SSW
Hardingstone Dyke (River) — 2.2 mi, 197° SSW
Cogenhoe Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 148° SSE
Moulton Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 315° NW
Sywell Bottom (Valley) — 2.4 mi, 036° NE
Bowl Barrow 530M North East Of Roe'S Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 127° SE
Sywell Aviation Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 025° NNE
The Spectacle (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 300° WNW
Curly Wurly (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 251° WSW
Combe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.5 mi, 131° SE
Sywell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 022° NNE
Boughton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 299° WNW · 118 ha
78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 237° WSW
Museum of Leathercraft (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 242° WSW
Central Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 239° WSW
Royal & Derngate (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 239° WSW
Battle Of Northampton 1460 (Registered Battlefield) — 4.1 mi, 224° SW · 188 ha
Castle Ashby House (Historic House / Palace) — 4.3 mi, 131° SE
Hardwick Lodge Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 023° NNE · 10 ha
Buckton Fields Amphibian Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.5 mi, 281° W
Pitsford Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 333° NNW · 413 ha

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