Islip, Northamptonshire

Islip (/ˈaɪzlɪp/ EYEZ-lip) is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. The village is just west of Thrapston and 7 miles (11 km) east of Kettering. The parish is bounded to the east by the River Nene and to the north by Harpurs Brook, a tributary of the Nene. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 829 people.

The villages name means 'Slippery place by the River Ise'. The parish is situated on the River Nene, some way from its confluence with the River Ise; it has been suggested that this part of the Nene may have once been called the Ise. Another source suggests Ise is a "pre-English" river name meaning "water."