Abthorpe Roundabout

Abthorpe Roundabout is a grassland in Towcester, South Northamptonshire District, England. Abthorpe Roundabout is situated nearby to Nicholas Hawksmoor Pocket Park, as well as near the park River Walk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Towcester Town Hall and Bury Mount.

Towcester Town Hall

Town hall

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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. Towcester Town Hall is situated 3,500 feet east of Abthorpe Roundabout.

Bury Mount

Castle

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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. Bury Mount is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Abthorpe Roundabout.

Sponne School

School

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Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, is the oldest secondary school in Northamptonshire, and one of the oldest in the country. Part of the school was originally Towcester Grammar School, until grammar schools were abolished in Northamptonshire. Sponne School is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Abthorpe Roundabout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greens Norton and Duncote.

Greens Norton

Village

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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.

Duncote

Hamlet

Duncote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Greens Norton in West Northamptonshire, England. The hamlet is 2 miles North west of Towcester. Duncote is not recorded in the Domesday Book, the name of the hamlet first appears in documentation from 1276 as Dunna's Cot. Duncote is situated 1½ miles north of Abthorpe Roundabout.