Irthlingborough
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  Map sources for Irthlingborough at grid reference SP9470
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Irthlingborough is a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England with a population of around 6,000 people. It is the smallest town in England to have possessed a league association football team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C..
The Parish Church has a lantern tower which is unusual for Northamptonshire churches. This was built to guide travellers across the Nene valley in foggy weather. It also has doors at the four cardinal points; of note are the 8 Misericords in the Chancel. Services still continue daily with the main service being at 10:00 am on Sunday Mornings.
In the past, ironstone was mined near Irthlingborough, and as part of the local ironstone mine, a tunnel was bored between Irthlingborough and nearby Finedon. The tunnel is still in existence although the Irthlingborough end has been landscaped over and the Finedon end sealed with concrete.
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