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Isham

Coordinates: 52°21′10″N 0°42′09″W / 52.3529°N 0.7024°W / 52.3529; -0.7024
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Isham
St Peter's Church, Isham
Isham is located in Northamptonshire
Isham
Isham
Location within Northamptonshire
Population771 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSP8873
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKettering
Postcode districtNN14
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°21′10″N 0°42′09″W / 52.3529°N 0.7024°W / 52.3529; -0.7024

Isham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the A509 road, three miles south of Kettering and a mile to the west of Burton Latimer. The River Ise is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough.[1] At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 772 people.[2]

A bypass west of the village is planned by the county council.[3] HMS Isham, a Ham class minesweeper was named after the village.

Amenities

Isham has a shop, several churches,[4] the Isham Church of England primary school and a pub ( Lilacs Inn).

Isham Cricket Club, which plays in Division 1 of the Northamptonshire County League, is based on the outskirts of the village between Isham and Orlingbury.[5] Past players have included Stephen Fleming (New Zealand national cricket team captain) and Johann Myburgh (SA Titans).[6] The village is home to a wild bird sanctuary known as Safewings, which cares for injured birds.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Borough Council of Wellingborough: Parishes: Hardwick, Little Irchester and Isham. Retrieved 12 November 2009
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics: Isham CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 16 July 2015
  3. ^ Northamptonshire County Council - A509 Isham Bypass Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 623-28. Retrieved 12 November 2009
  5. ^ Isham Cricket Club
  6. ^ Isham Cricket Club: News. Retrieved 12 November 2009
  7. ^ Safewings website

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