Great Brington is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.
Great Brington is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire.
It is about 4 miles north-west of Daventry, and had a population of 821 at the time of the 2001 census. The parish includes the hamlets of Ashby St Ledgers, Clipston, and Eydon.
The name Brington is derived from the Old English for bright farmstead.
Great Brington postcode: NN7 4JD
There are great places to visit near Great Brington including some great ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, disused railway lines, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.
Great Brington has some unmissable ruins nearby like Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
There are a number of villages near Great Brington including Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Great Brington has some unmissable castles nearby like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.
The area around Great Brington features a number of interesting towns including Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
The area around Great Brington features a number of interesting woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Great Brington area like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
There are a number of historic buildings near Great Brington including Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
Great Brington's best nearby parks can be found at Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
There are a several good country parks in the Great Brington area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
There are a number of lakes near Great Brington including Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
Coton Manor Garden is a great place to visit close to Great Brington if you like bluebell woods.
Northampton Marina is one of Great Brington's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Great Brington.
There are a number of gardens near to Great Brington including Cottesbrooke Hall.
Brampton Valley Way at Northampton is a great place to visit close to Great Brington if you like disused railway lines.
Don't miss Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Great Brington.
The area around Great Brington's best historic monuments can be found at Wellingborough War Memorial.
Rushden Museum is a great place to visit close to Great Brington if you like museums.
Great Brington History
There are some historic monuments around Great Brington: