Hackleton

Hackleton
Hackleton is located in Northamptonshire
Hackleton
Hackleton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,568 (2001 Census)
2,054 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP805550
• London64 miles (103 km)
Civil parish
  • Hackleton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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52°11′20″N 0°49′23″W / 52.18879°N 0.82295°W / 52.18879; -0.82295

Hackleton is a village located in West Northamptonshire, just north of Buckinghamshire. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Northampton town centre, and 2 miles (3.2 km) by road to the M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 15 and 11 miles (18 km) north of junction 14. London is 62 miles (100 km) south via junction 14 and 47 miles (76 km) southeast of Birmingham via junction 15. It lies on the busy B526 road (former A50) from Northampton to Newport Pagnell, between Horton and Wootton. The parish area is about 1,030 acres (420 ha).

The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Haeccel'.[1]

  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names".