Abington Vale | |
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Location within Northamptonshire | |
OS grid reference | SP783609 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
Postcode district | NN3 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Abington Vale is an area of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England.[1] Abington Vale lies just to the north of the A45 road and the River Nene; Abington Vale is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the centre of Northampton.
To the south of Abington Vale is the Nene Valley Gravel Pits which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as well as being a Special Protection Area.[2] To the east is Billing Aquadrome.There was an old school called Abington vale middle school nearby that opened in 1970. It closed in 2006 for an unknown reason.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 152 Northampton & Milton Keynes (Buckingham & Daventry) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231715.
- ^ "Magic Map Application: Abington Vale". Defra. Retrieved 27 January 2016.