Finedon

Finedon is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, with a population at the 2021 census of 4,552. In 1086 when the Domesday Book was completed, Finedon (then known as Tingdene) was a large royal manor, previously held by Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor.

Finedon
St Mary the Virgin Church, Finedon
Finedon
Location within Northamptonshire
Area14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Population4,552 (2021 Census)
• Density307/km2 (800/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSP9171
Civil parish
  • Finedon
Unitary authority
  • North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county
  • Northamptonshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode districtNN9
Dialling code01933
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Wellingborough
2km
1.2miles
Burton Latimer
Wellingborough
Irthlingborough
Finedon
River Ise
River Nene
Quarries
(dis.)
site of
Volta Tower
Wellingborough
Ironworks
Geological
SSSI
Furnace
site
Pocket
Park
Water Tower
Obelisk
Hall & Church

From the 1860s the parish was much excavated for its iron ore, which lay underneath a layer of limestone and was quarried over the course of 100 years or more. Local furnaces produced pig iron and later the quarries supplied ore for the steel works at Corby. A disused quarry face in the south of the parish is a geological SSSI. Finedon is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north east of Wellingborough. Nearby towns and villages include Irthlingborough, Burton Latimer and Great Harrowden.

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