Obelisk Spinney

Obelisk Spinney is a deciduous forest in Northampton, England. Obelisk Spinney is situated nearby to the suburb Boughton Green, as well as near White Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pitsford and Brampton railway station and Boughton railway station.

Pitsford and Brampton railway station

Railway station

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Pitsford and Brampton railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton in Northamptonshire, England. The station was once an intermediate stop on the Northampton-Market Harborough railway line, which closed in 1981.

Boughton railway station

Railway station

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Boughton railway station is the current terminus of the Northampton & Lamport Railway, which is built on the former Northampton to Market Harborough line.

Bradlaugh Fields is a 60-hectare open space in Northampton. The site is a former golf course. In 1987 it was proposed to build housing on the site, but after a campaign by local residents it was acquired by Northampton Borough Council and opened as a wildlife park in 1998.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abington and Pitsford.

Abington

Suburb

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Abington is a district of the town of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 2 miles east of the town centre.

Pitsford

Village

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Pitsford is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village is around 5 miles north of Northampton.