Towcester
Towcester is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative centre of the South Northamptonshire district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Towcester Town Hall and Bury Mount.
Towcester Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Towcester Town Hall is a municipal building in Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Towcester Town Council, is a grade II listed building.
Bury Mount
Castle
Photo: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bury Mount Motte is the remains of an earthwork motte and bailey fortification or ancient castle in Towcester in Northamptonshire, and has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Greens Norton Pocket Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greens Norton Pocket Park is a 2-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Greens Norton in Northamptonshire. It is owned and managed by Green Norton Parish Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverstone and Greens Norton.
Silverstone
Silverstone is a medium sized village in Northamptonshire, England. It lies about half way between Northampton and Oxford. Population about 2,000.
Greens Norton
Village
Photo: Bikeboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greens Norton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, just over 1 mile north-west of Towcester. At the 2011 census the parish, including Caswell and Duncote, had a population of 1,526, a slight decrease since the 2001 census.
Towcester
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Northamptonshire District, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.1346° or 52° 8′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.0027° or 1° 0′ 10″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C4W4XMW+RWGeoNames ID
7295757
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