West Haddon

West Haddon
West Haddon
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,718 (Including Winwick. 2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP629717
• London81 miles (130 km)
Civil parish
  • West Haddon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01788
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

West Haddon is a village in Northamptonshire, England, about 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Northampton and 7 miles (11 km) east of Rugby and just off the A428 road which by-passes the village. The population of civil parish was 1,718 at the 2011 Census. The villages of West Haddon and Crick were by-passed by the A428 road from Rugby to Northampton when the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) was built in 1996 near junction 18 of the M1 motorway, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the village.