Daventry: West Northamptonshire Market Town Known for Its BBC Transmitters and Distribution Warehouses
Daventry sits in West Northamptonshire, about 12 miles west of Northampton and 20 miles southeast of Coventry. The population is around 27,000. The town's name became familiar nationally through the BBC's Daventry transmitting station, which from 1925 broadcast the first regular long-wave radio service in the UK. The famous opening words "This is Daventry calling" were heard across the country. The transmitter at Borough Hill continued operating until 1992. More recently, Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), a major logistics and distribution centre on the A5 to the south, has brought thousands of jobs and massive warehouse buildings to the area. Companies including Tesco, Eddie Stobart, and Cummins have distribution operations there.
The town centre around the High Street, Market Square, and Sheaf Street has a market on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The Moot Hall on the Market Square dates to 1769. Borough Hill, an iron-age hillfort on the eastern edge, offers walking with views across the Nene Valley. Daventry does not have a railway station; the nearest is Long Buckby, about five miles to the northeast, on the West Coast Main Line with services to London Euston. The A45 connects to Northampton, and the A5 and M1 (junction 18) are nearby. For those considering adult companionship in western Northamptonshire, Daventry's road network and proximity to the M1 and M6 connect it to Northampton, Coventry, Rugby, and the wider Midlands.
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Daventry sits in West Northamptonshire, about 12 miles west of Northampton and 20 miles southeast of Coventry. The population is around 27,000. The town's name became familiar nationally through the BBC's Daventry transmitting station, which from 1925 broadcast the first regular long-wave radio service in the UK. The famous opening words "This is Daventry calling" were heard across the country. The transmitter at Borough Hill continued operating until 1992. More recently, Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), a major logistics and distribution centre on the A5 to the south, has brought thousands of jobs and massive warehouse buildings to the area. Companies including Tesco, Eddie Stobart, and Cummins have distribution operations there.
The town centre around the High Street, Market Square, and Sheaf Street has a market on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The Moot Hall on the Market Square dates to 1769. Borough Hill, an iron-age hillfort on the eastern edge, offers walking with views across the Nene Valley. Daventry does not have a railway station; the nearest is Long Buckby, about five miles to the northeast, on the West Coast Main Line with services to London Euston. The A45 connects to Northampton, and the A5 and M1 (junction 18) are nearby. For those considering adult companionship in western Northamptonshire, Daventry's road network and proximity to the M1 and M6 connect it to Northampton, Coventry, Rugby, and the wider Midlands.
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