Daventry
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Daventry is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England, close to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census, Daventry had a population of 28,123, making it the sixth-largest town in Northamptonshire.
Daventry New Street, looking towards Market Square
Aerial photograph of Daventry, taken from the east
Daventry, High Street, Market Square and Burton Memorial
High Street, Daventry
M1 motorway
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The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK; the first motorway in the country was the Preston Bypass, which later became part of the M6.
Looking north towards junction 37 on one of the few stretches that remain three-lane
Looking north from B579 bridge at Chalton. Former cement works at Sundon to the right (May 1958)
Looking north from a similar position south of Toddington services (July 1959)
The M1 and M621 interchange on the northbound carriageways at Leeds