Kislingbury

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Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, England, is a village four miles west of Northampton, in the district council area of South Northamptonshire where it is part of Harpole and Grange ward, together with the parishes of Milton Malsor, Harpole, Rothersthorpe and Gayton. It is within the area of Northamptonshire County Council and the Parliamentary Constituency of Daventry. The MP is currently Tim Boswell (Conservative). Mr Boswell has stated that he will not seek re-election next time in either 2008, 9 or 10

Transport The A45 main road runs just north of the village. The M1 London to Yorkshire motorway between junctions 15a and 16 passes, and makes its presence known, to the south west of the village, and junction 16 is just two miles distant.

Facilities The village has three pub/restaurants, the most well-known being Cromwell's Cottage near the river with some tenuous historical connection with Oliver Cromwell. The others are the Old Red Lion along the High Street and The Sun Inn on Mill Lane.

Surroundings The River Nene flows past the village close by to the north, through an old, narrow bridge - narrow, that is, for both vehicles and the river which frequently floods. The most recent serious incident in 1998 caused flood damage to several houses in the village. Some flood attenuation work has since been carried out but it remains to be seen if this proves adequate. The village carries heavy traffic being on a route to the larger village of Bugbrooke with the large Campion Secondary School which serves the village and a large catchment area around. Heavy vehicles from sand quarries in the area and also Heygates Flour Mill also use the village main road. The village is on the same side of the motorway, and close to the Northampton Borough boundary with the urban area of the town slowly getting closer.