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Daventry
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Also known as Daventry, Northamptonshire, Daventry (parish)

Daventry ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, close to Northamptonshire's border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census, Daventry had a population of 28,123, making it the sixth-largest town in Northamptonshire.

Key facts

UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Daventry
UK place.post_town
DAVENTRY
UK place.postcode_district
NN11
UK place.postcode_area
NN
UK place.dial_code
01327
UK place.os_grid_reference
SP5762
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Daventry
UK place.static_image_name
The Burton Memorial and the Moot Hall, Daventry, geograph 5717466 by Humphrey Bolton.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
275
UK place.static_image_caption
Daventry New Street, looking towards Market Square
UK place.population
28,123
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census)
UK place.civil_parish
Daventry
UK place.unitary_england
West Northamptonshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Northamptonshire

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Wikidata facts

Population
28134
Area
14.6947
Image
Holy Cross Church, Daventry.jpg
Dialing code
01327
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Commons category
Daventry
postal code
NN11
Commons gallery
Daventry
OS grid reference
SP574625
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36 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Characteristics
  • History
  • Early history and toponymy
  • Medieval and Tudor
  • English Civil War
  • Dissenters
  • Coaching town
  • Stagnation and decline 1838–1955
  • Broadcasting station
  • Radar experiment
  • Daventry since 1955
  • Planned expansion
  • Recent history
  • Politics and government
  • Notable buildings and landmarks
  • Local economy
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Bus
  • Railways
  • Air
  • Education
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Country of birth
  • Religion
  • Sport and leisure
  • Local media
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Daventry ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, close to Northamptonshire's border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census, Daventry had a population of 28,123, making it the sixth-largest town in Northamptonshire.

==Geography== thumb|Aerial photograph of Daventry, taken from the east

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