Area Info for Flore (Northamptonshire)

Flore, Northamptonshire

Flore is a small village located in Northamptonshire, England. It is situated within the district of West Northamptonshire and is known for its rural charm and historical significance.

Location and Geography

The village is approximately 4 miles south of Northampton town centre. It lies near the River Nene, which adds to the scenic landscape of the area. The surrounding countryside is characterised by farmland and woodland, typical of the Northamptonshire landscape.

History

Flore has a long history dating back to medieval times. The village's name is believed to derive from Old English, possibly meaning "flowering hill" or "flourishing field." Historically, it was a small agricultural community with a number of historic buildings and structures that reflect its rural heritage.

Community and Amenities

The village has a small population and maintains a close-knit community. It features a church, St. Leonard's Church, which is a notable historic building. Local amenities are limited, with residents often relying on nearby towns for shopping and services.

Transport

Transport links are primarily via road, with the A45 and A43 nearby providing access to Northampton and other parts of the region. Public transport options are limited, typical of rural villages in the area.

Notable Features

Flore is known for its picturesque setting and traditional English village atmosphere. It is a desirable location for those seeking a rural lifestyle while remaining within reach of Northampton and other urban centres.
Education
School
Flore Church of England Primary School0.87 miles
The Avenue, Flore, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4LZ
The Bliss Charity School0.94 miles
The Green, Nether Heyford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3LE
Weedon Bec Primary School1.76 miles
West Street, Weedon, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4QU
Bugbrooke Community Primary School2.05 miles
High Street, Bugbrooke, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3PA
Campion School2.08 miles
Bugbrooke, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3QG
Harpole Primary School2.38 miles
Larkhall Lane, Harpole, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4DP
Brington Primary School2.51 miles
Little Brington, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4HX
Kislingbury Primary School2.65 miles
High Street, Kislingbury, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4AQ
St Luke's Church of England Primary School3.68 miles
St Crispin Drive, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 4UL
The Duston School3.73 miles
Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6XA
Pattishall Church of England Primary School3.88 miles
School Road, Pattishall, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8NE
Quinton House School3.89 miles
Upton Hall, Upton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 4UX
Harlestone Primary School4.02 miles
Church Lane, Lower Harlestone, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4EN
Duston Eldean Primary School4.05 miles
Main Road, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6PP
Upton Meadows Primary School4.10 miles
The Square, Upton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 4EZ
Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School4.18 miles
Church Street, Rothersthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3HS
Health
Clinic
Mk Gp Physiotherapy (B.J. Wetherell Ltd)2.17 miles
Tudor House, 35 West End, Bugbrooke, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3PF
Bugbrooke Medical Centre2.18 miles
Levitts Road, Bugbrooke, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3QN
The Pendered Centre3.58 miles
Berrywood Road,, Northampton, NN5 6UD
1 Willow Close4.00 miles
Upton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6UH
Whitefields Surgery4.95 miles
Hunsbury Hill Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9UW
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Whitefields Surgery)4.95 miles
Whitefields Surgery, Hunsbury Hill Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9UW
The Dallingtons4.96 miles
Dallingtons House And Lodge, 116 Harlestone Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6AB
The Birkdale Clinic - Daventry5.19 miles
Danetre Hospital, London Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4DY
Danetre Medical Centre5.19 miles
London Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4DY
Daventry OOH Base5.19 miles
DANETRE HOSPITAL, LONDON ROAD, DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE,, NN11 4DY
Everyone Active - Daventry5.27 miles
Lodge Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4FP
St James Clinic5.33 miles
116 St. James Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 5LQ
Personalised 4 Autism - Dallington5.38 miles
Suite 403 Kg Business Centre, Kingsfield Way, Dallington, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7QS
North Street5.41 miles
10 North Street,, Daventry, NN11 4GJ
Queensview Medical Centre5.99 miles
Thornton Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6LS
Maplyn Care Services - St Georges Street6.04 miles
17A St. Georges Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2TN
GP
Weedon Surgery1.79 miles
57 New Croft, Weedon, Northants, NN7 4RX
Bugbrooke Medical Centre2.18 miles
Levitts Road, Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, NN7 3QN
St Luke's Primary Care Centre4.37 miles
St Luke`s Primary Care Centre, Timken Way South, Duston, Northamptonshire, NN5 6FR
Long Buckby Practice4.91 miles
24 Station Road, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, NN6 7QB
Whitefields Surgery4.95 miles
Hunsbury Hill Road, Camphill, NN4 9UW
Danetre Medical Practice5.19 miles
London Road, Daventry, Northants, NN11 4DY
Kings Heath Practice5.27 miles
North Oval, North Oval, Kings Heath, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7LN
Abbey House Medical Practice5.37 miles
Golding Close, Daventry, Northants, NN11 4FE
Monksfield Surgery5.71 miles
1 Wimborne Place, Daventry, Northants, NN11 0XZ
Dr Hewitt & Partners5.95 miles
Gloucester Avenue, Northampton, Northants, NN4 8QF
Queensview Medical Centre5.99 miles
Thornton Road, Northampton, Northants, NN2 6LS
Penvale Park Medical Centre6.06 miles
Hardwick Road, East Hunsbury, Northampton, Northants, NN4 0GP
Park Slope Surgery6.11 miles
32 Stoke Road, Blisworth, Northants, NN7 3BT
The Mounts Medical Centre6.12 miles
Campbell Street, Northampton, Northants, Nottinghamshire, NN1 3DS
Leicester Terrace Health Care Centre6.13 miles
7-8 Leicester Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6AL
Danes Camp Medical Centre6.13 miles
Rowtree Road, East Hunsbury, Northampton, Northants, Northamptonshire, NN4 0NY
Hospital
Berrywood Hospital3.58 miles
Berrywood Drive, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6UD
Danetre Hospital5.19 miles
London Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4DY
Northampton General Hospital (Acute)6.55 miles
Cliftonville,, NN1 5BD
BMI Three Shires Hospital7.07 miles
The Avenue, Cliftonville, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5DR
Hospital Of St Cross12.91 miles
Barby Rd, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PX
Brackley Community Hospital14.69 miles
Pebble Lane, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7DA
Isebrook Hospital15.76 miles
Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1LP
Buckingham Community Hospital16.23 miles
High Street, Buckingham, MK18 1NU
Blakelands Hospital16.79 miles
Smeaton Close, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 5HR
Feilding Palmer Hospital16.81 miles
Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4DZ
Woodland Hospital16.86 miles
Woodland Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8XF
Kettering General Hospital17.21 miles
Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ
St Mary's Hospital17.43 miles
77 London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7PW
Market Harborough Hospital17.48 miles
58 Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DD
Foscote Court (Banbury) Trust17.52 miles
Foscote Hospital, 2 Foscote Rise, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9XP
Horton General Hospital17.68 miles
Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AL
Pharmacy
Knights Chemist Limited1.60 miles
1 Bridge Street, Weedon, Northampton, NN7 4PN
Bugbrooke Pharmacy2.18 miles
Levitts Road, Bugbrooke, Northampton, NN7 3QN
Limehurst Square Pharmacy4.30 miles
9 Limehurst Square, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6LP
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.33 miles
St. Lukes Medical Centre, Timken Way South, Northampton, NN5 6FR
Oakmed Ltd4.43 miles
Unit B,The Io Ctr,Barnway, Lodge Farm Industrial Est, Northampton, NN5 7UW
Sainsburys4.51 miles
Gambrel Road, Northampton,, NN5 5BB
Boots4.51 miles
31 Gambrel Road, Sixfields Retail Park, Northampton, NN5 5DG
Touchwood Pharmacy4.63 miles
4 Malvern Grove, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6AY
Unidrugs Pharmacy4.95 miles
Camp Hill Local Centre, Hunsbury Hill Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, NN4 9UW
Knights Chemist Limited5.02 miles
11 Market Place, Long Buckby, Northampton, NN6 7RR
Boots5.19 miles
Danetre Community Health Centre, Dantre Hospital, London Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4DY
Tesco Stores Limited5.28 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, 15 New Street, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4BT
Touchwood Pharmacy5.32 miles
32 Harlestone Road, St.James, Northampton, NN5 7AG
Boots5.34 miles
11 - 12 Bowen Square, Daventry, NN11 4DR
Daventry Day and Night Pharmacy5.35 miles
5 St Johns Square, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4FG
Park Square Pharmacy5.35 miles
10 Park Square, Kings Heath, Northampton, NN5 7LQ
Leisure
Park
BROCKHALL PARK (Grade II Listed)2.22 miles
ALTHORP (Grade II* Listed)3.57 miles
STORTON'S PITS4.76 miles
DAVENTRY COUNTRY PARK5.26 miles
DAVENTRY5.27 miles
HOLDENBY HOUSE (Grade I Listed)5.28 miles
TIFFIELD POCKET PARK5.34 miles
KINGSTHORPE5.79 miles
FAWSLEY HALL (Grade II* Listed)5.91 miles
GREENS NORTON POCKET PARK NATURE RESERVE6.72 miles
BARNES MEADOW7.18 miles
SCRUB FIELD7.19 miles
BOUGHTON HALL (Grade II Listed)7.21 miles
ASHBY ST LEDGERS (Grade II Listed)7.25 miles
HILLS AND HOLES7.35 miles
EASTON NESTON (Grade II* Listed)7.53 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Weedon1.45 miles
Spar Store, High Street, Northampton, NN7 4PX
Tesco Weedon Bec (Express)1.50 miles
High St, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, NN7 4QD
Tesco Northampton (Express)3.60 miles
50 Bordeaux Close, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6YR
SPAR M1 Northbound (j15a)4.05 miles
Spar Store, M1 Northbound, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QY
Londis Harlestone Road News & P/O4.15 miles
585-587 Harlestone Road, Northampton, NN5 6NU
Co-op Northampton4.16 miles
Duston, Main Road, NN5 6PR
Co-op Northampton4.16 miles
Old Duston, NN5 6JQ
Tesco Northampton (Express)4.31 miles
13-14 Limehurst Square, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6LP
M&S Upton Way Northampton Bp4.35 miles
Upton Way, Northampton, NN5 4EG
Sainsbury's Weedon Rd4.41 miles
20 Gambrel Road, Westgate Industrial Estate, Northampton, NN5 5DG
Lidl Sixfields4.46 miles
25-29 Gambrel Road, Northampton, NN5 5DG
M&S Sixfields Northampton Simply Food4.48 miles
Unit 9 Sixfields Retail Park, Northampton, NN5 5DG
Londis Malvern Grove Stores & P/O4.66 miles
6-8 Malvern Grove, Duston, NN5 6AY
Ryehill Convenience Store4.71 miles
82 Tresham Green, Northampton Northants NN5 7RU
Londis Shell Daventry Service Station4.74 miles
Admirals Way, Daventry, NN11 4QB
Costcutter Long Buckby5.02 miles
19 Market Square, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, NN6 7RR
Transport
Airport
Coventry Baginton Airport20.52 miles
London Oxford Airport30.02 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 232.81 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 132.86 miles
Birmingham International Airport32.91 miles
East Midlands Airport42.71 miles
Bus Stop
Kings Lane (NW)0.52 miles
Home Farm (N)0.53 miles
Council Houses (NW)0.54 miles
Home Farm (S)0.54 miles
Council Houses (SE)0.55 miles
White Hart PH (E)0.63 miles
White Hart PH (W)0.64 miles
Bricketts Lane (NE)0.83 miles
Bricketts Lane (SW)0.84 miles
Bliss Charity Aided School (NE)0.93 miles
Bliss Charity Aided School (SW)0.94 miles
Foresters Arms PH (SE)0.94 miles
Foresters Arms PH (NW)0.95 miles
Close Road (SE)1.03 miles
Close Road (NW)1.03 miles
Wakefield Way (NW)1.05 miles
Railway Station
Long Buckby Rail Station4.60 miles
Northampton Rail Station5.70 miles
Rugby Rail Station13.36 miles
Wolverton Rail Station15.37 miles
Wellingborough Rail Station16.15 miles
Banbury Rail Station17.09 miles
Kettering Rail Station17.10 miles
Market Harborough Rail Station17.86 miles
Milton Keynes Central Rail Station17.86 miles
Kings Sutton Rail Station17.87 miles
Bletchley Rail Station20.97 miles
Leamington Spa Rail Station21.22 miles
Fenny Stratford Rail Station21.26 miles
Bow Brickhill Rail Station21.60 miles
Woburn Sands Rail Station22.19 miles
Aspley Guise Rail Station22.74 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (NN7 4L*)
Number of Properties in Catchment509
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
HOLLAND STONE FARM, HIGH STREET
FLORE
NORTHAMPTON
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NN7 4LP
£90,000
2018-11-02
otherPropertyType
freehold
EBENEZER HOUSE
UPPER HEYFORD
NORTHAMPTON
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NN7 3LX
£235,000
2011-04-07
detached
freehold
CLOVERLEA, BRINGTON ROAD
FLORE
NORTHAMPTON
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NN7 4NQ
£365,000
2005-08-05
detached
freehold
Sold 1995-12-15   £125,000
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