Sywell Country Park
Sywell Country Park exists on the site of a former drinking water reservoir near the village of Sywell in East Northamptonshire, England. The reservoir was built at the turn of the 20th century to supply water to the Higham Ferrers and Rushden areas.Photo: John Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: country park in Northamptonshire, England, UK
- Address: Washbrook Lane, Northampton, NN6 0QX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Sywell Aerodrome.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Burgess Von Thunen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Sywell Country Park.
Sywell Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sywell Aerodrome is the local aerodrome serving the towns of Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden, as well as wider Northamptonshire. The aerodrome is located 5 nautical miles northeast of Northampton and was originally opened in 1928 on the edge of Sywell village. Sywell Aerodrome is situated 1½ miles north of Sywell Country Park.
Sywell Aviation Museum
Museum
Sywell Aviation Museum is based at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire, England. It is sited in the aircraft viewing car park at the aerodrome. It documents the history of flying in Northamptonshire from the early days to the present day with particular emphasis on the Second World War. Sywell Aviation Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Sywell Country Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mears Ashby and Sywell.
Mears Ashby
Village
Mears Ashby is a village in the county of Northamptonshire, England. It lies between the county town of Northampton and Wellingborough and was in the West ward of borough council of Wellingborough area which also included Sywell prior to local government reform in 2021.
Sywell
Village
Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sywell is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 792. The name Sywell is thought to mean "seven wells".
Wilby
Village
Photo: Kokai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilby is a suburban linear village and civil parish in the Wellingborough built-up area of North Northamptonshire, England. The suburb is 3 miles south-west of Wellingborough town centre. Wilby is situated 2½ miles east of Sywell Country Park.
Sywell Country Park
- Categories: country park and recreation area
- Location: Mears Ashby, Wellingborough District, North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.28344° or 52° 17′ 0″ northLongitude
-0.78465° or 0° 47′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C4X76M8+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 579146293OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7333476
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sywell Country Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Sywell Country Park”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sywell Reservoir and Trafalgar Covert.
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