Irchester is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, two miles (3 km) south-east of Wellingborough and two miles south-west of Rushden. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 5,706 and estimated in 2019 at 5,767. Little Irchester and Knuston also lie in the parish.
Chester Road in Irchester, looking north
The site of the former Irchester railway station, closed in 1960
Footpath inside Irchester Country Park
North Northamptonshire is one of two local government districts in Northamptonshire, England. It is a unitary authority area forming about one half of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire. It was created in 2021. Its council is based in Corby, the district's largest town. Other notable towns are Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden, Raunds, Desborough, Rothwell, Irthlingborough, Thrapston and Oundle.
Kettering, the district's second largest town
The Cube, George Street, Corby, NN17 1QG
Corby, the administrative centre and largest settlement in North Northamptonshire
Wellingborough, the third-largest settlement in North Northamptonshire