Spinney Hill

This article is about Spinney Hill in Northamptonshire. For other places with similar names, see Spinney Hills (disambiguation).
Spinney Hill
Spinney Hill
 Spinney Hill shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP772630
DistrictNorthampton
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORTHAMPTON
Postcode district NN3
Dialling code 01604
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentNorthampton North
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°15′36″N 0°52′12″W / 52.260°N 0.870°W / 52.260; -0.870

Spinney Hill is an affluent area of Northampton which lies to the north of the town, located in the Parklands ward. It is bordered by a semi-wild park area called Bradlaugh Fields,another more traditional park,some allotments and a housing area. It offers a wide range of amenities including a chip shop called Andrew's Takeaway, a Tesco Express and two local estate agents. There are also a post office, a chemists shop and a hairdressers.' The local pub, on Kettering Road, is called "The "Spinney Hill ." In the 1940s the Spinney Hill pub was run by the film star Bertha Wilmot. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932546/

Spinney Hill is also home to Northampton School for Girls which is a girls-only comprehensive secondary state school.

The population is included in the Eastfield ward of Northampton Council.


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