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Strixton Northamptonshire Map

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

Explore Strixton, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Strixton 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.

Interactive Map of Strixton, Northamptonshire

How to Use This Strixton, Northamptonshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Strixton, 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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PlaceStrixton
Traditional CountyNorthamptonshire
Unitary AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.245595
Longitude-0.678514
Place TypeHamlet

About Strixton

Strixton remains a quiet pocket of Northamptonshire where the heavy clay earth holds the lingering echoes of ancient pastoral life. It lies 4.0 miles south of Wellingborough (from Wellingborough: bearing 172°T, OS grid SP 903 616), and is situated south-south-west of Wollaston village. Fields of winter wheat stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the subtle, uneven humps of the nearby Manorial Earthworks that rise like dormant giants from the flat expanse. The light here has a peculiar, silvery clarity, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of the limestone walls lining the narrow lanes. A short distance away, the Beacon Hill Motte Castle stands as a stoic reminder of medieval fortification, its silhouette marking the transition between the rolling fields and the wider valley. Strixton possesses a stark, unadorned beauty, where the wind moves across the open ground with a restless, scouring energy. The local architecture speaks in the muted tones of ironstone, grounding the hamlet firmly against the wide, shifting skies of the East Midlands. Every turn reveals how Strixton anchors itself to a landscape that refuses to be hurried, favouring the slow, deliberate work of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Manorial Earthworks (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 025° NNE · 3 ha
  • Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 028° NNE
  • Beacon Hill Motte Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 028° NNE
  • Wollaston and Strixton War Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 017° NNE
  • Wollaston Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 021° NNE
  • Grendon Brook (Gibbards Arm) (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 259° W
  • Medieval Cross 170M South West Of Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 252° WSW
  • Grendon Brook (Bozeat Arm) (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 199° SSW
  • Bozeat Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 183° S · 3 ha
  • Summer Leys (Wetland) — 1.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Grendon Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 330° NNW
  • Dungee Corner Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 124° ESE · 5 ha
  • Hinwick Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 080° E · 15 ha
  • Grendon Quarter Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 246° WSW
  • Wollaston Brook (River) — 2.4 mi, 001° N
  • Bench (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 014° NNE
  • Irchester Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 004° N
  • Irchester Country Park (Park) — 2.8 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Quarry Face (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 022° NNE
  • The Dragline View Point (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 021° NNE
  • Park Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 139° SE
  • Castle Ashby House (Historic House / Palace) — 2.9 mi, 240° WSW
  • Combe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 254° WSW
  • Irchester Roman Town (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 016° NNE
  • Swanspool Gardens (Park) — 3.6 mi, 352° N
  • Santa Pod Raceway (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 097° E
  • Darnell's Dene (Valley) — 3.7 mi, 080° E
  • Odell Great Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 117° ESE
  • Wellingborough Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 353° N
  • Cenetaph (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 348° NNW

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About This Strixton Map Page

Explore Strixton, 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: 52.245595, -0.678514. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.