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Abington Vale

Coordinates: 52°14′N 0°51′W / 52.24°N 00.85°W / 52.24; -00.85
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Abington Vale
Abington Vale is located in Northamptonshire
Abington Vale
Abington Vale
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP783609
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN3
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°14′N 0°51′W / 52.24°N 00.85°W / 52.24; -00.85

Abington Vale is an area of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England.[1] Abington Vale lies just to the north of the A45 road and the River Nene; Abington Vale is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the centre of Northampton.

To the south of Abington Vale is the Nene Valley Gravel Pits which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as well as being a Special Protection Area.[2] To the east is Billing Aquadrome.There was an old school called Abington vale middle school nearby that opened in 1970. It closed in 2006 for an unknown reason.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 152 Northampton & Milton Keynes (Buckingham & Daventry) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231715.
  2. ^ "Magic Map Application: Abington Vale". Defra. Retrieved 27 January 2016.