Silverstone
Sign in to saveSilverstone is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is about south-southwest of Towcester and northeast of Brackley, both accessed via the A43 main road which now bypasses Silverstone to the south and east. The village is also about south-southwest of Northampton, west-northwest of Milton Keynes, and east-northeast of Banbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,176.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Silverstone
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP670440
- UK place.civil_parish
- Silverstone
- UK place.population
- 1,989
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census) 2,176 (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- Towcester
- UK place.postcode_district
- NN12
- UK place.postcode_area
- NN
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Official name
- Silverstone
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northamptonshire
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- +1989
- Area
- +757.32
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.silverstonevillage.org
- Image
- St Michael's, Silverstone - geograph.org.uk - 143165.jpg
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Article
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- Parish church
- Facilities
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is about south-southwest of Towcester and northeast of Brackley, both accessed via the A43 main road which now bypasses Silverstone to the south and east. The village is also about south-southwest of Northampton, west-northwest of Milton Keynes, and east-northeast of Banbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,176.
The village's name probably means 'farm/settlement of Saewulf/Sigewulf'.