Naseby is a small village in the District of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England.
The village is 14 miles north of Northampton, 13.3 miles northeast of Daventry, and seven miles south of Market Harborough. It is 2.4 miles from Junction 2 of the A14 road giving it access to the national road system. For rail travel the Midland Main line can be accessed at the railway station in Market Harborough. There is a bus service between Market Harborough ...
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Naseby is a small village in the District of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England.
The village is 14 miles north of Northampton, 13.3 miles northeast of Daventry, and seven miles south of Market Harborough. It is 2.4 miles from Junction 2 of the A14 road giving it access to the national road system. For rail travel the Midland Main line can be accessed at the railway station in Market Harborough. There is a bus service between Market Harborough and Northampton which stops in Naseby but it is very infrequent.
The village sits in a commanding position on one of the highest parts of the Northamptonshire Uplands. It is very close to the county border with Leicestershire.
The original settlement probably owes its existence to its geography; the village lay in what was known as a 'string defensive' position. In the 6th century an Saxon named Hnaef established the settlement with the name of Hnaefes-Burh ("fortified place of Hnaef"). Evidence for these origins came in the form of a 19th...
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