Old Northamptonshire Map

About Old

Old breathes a quiet dignity, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under the wide Northamptonshire sky. It lies 9.8 km south-west of Kettering (from Kettering: bearing 236°T, OS grid SP 786 731), and is situated east-north-east of Scaldwell village. The fields surrounding Old, a patchwork of greens and golds under the shifting sun, speak of generations of careful stewardship, their contours a subtle testament to the plough's ancient dialogue with the earth. The village itself, a scatter of stone cottages with roofs the colour of weathered slate, seems to gather itself around a modest green where the light pools in the late afternoon, softening the edges of the day. There is a sense of continuity here, as if the very air remembers the footsteps of those who walked these lanes before, a gentle echo in the rustle of leaves.

About This Old Map Page

Explore Old, 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: 52.350447, -0.846962. 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.