Slipton Northamptonshire Map

About Slipton

Slipton waits, a quiet presence in the East Midlands. It lies 4.5 km west of Thrapston (from Thrapston: bearing 280°T, OS grid SP 950 793), and is situated north of Twywell village. The fields around Slipton, under the vast, often bruised-grey skies of Northamptonshire, hold a certain patient stillness, a feeling of earth that has been turned and turned again. The very air seems to carry the faint, sweet scent of damp soil and distant hedgerows, a perfume as old as the land itself. The lanes here are narrow, winding with an old, unhurried wisdom, and sunlight, when it breaks through, catches the lichen on ancient stone walls with a fleeting, almost apologetic brilliance. Slipton, in its unassuming way, offers a glimpse into a landscape that has absorbed centuries, a place where the land’s own slow narrative continues.

About This Slipton Map Page

Explore Slipton, 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: 52.403930, -0.604009. 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.