Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire

Upper Heyford
Upper Heyford is located in Northamptonshire
Upper Heyford
Upper Heyford
Location within Northamptonshire
Population77 Est. 2009[1]
OS grid referenceSP663596
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°13′52″N 1°01′48″W / 52.231°N 1.030°W / 52.231; -1.030

Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Northampton, just before Weedon, Northamptonshire, England, not to be confused with one of the same name some 30 miles away across the county border in Oxfordshire.[2] It sat along the former A45 road until a bypass opened on 15 November 2018, and is close 0.5 miles (0.8 km) by road to the M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 16, 72 miles (116 km) north of London and 38 miles (61 km) southeast of Birmingham. The village of Nether Heyford, with which it shares a primary school, church and other facilities, is about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south.

  1. ^ SNC (2009). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2009-2010. Towcester. p. 39.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Northamptonshire County Council website". Retrieved 20 November 2008.