Abington Vale

Abington Vale
Abington Vale
	Abington Vale Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP783609
District	Northampton;
Shire county	Northamptonshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHAMPTON
Postcode district	NN3
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
	List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°14′N 0°51′W / 52.24°N 00.85°W

Abington Vale is an area of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England.^[1] Abington Vale lies just to the north of the A45 road and the River Nene; Abington Vale is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the centre of Northampton.

To the south of Abington Vale is the Nene Valley Gravel Pits which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as well as being a Special Protection Area.^[2] To the east is Billing Aquadrome.There was an old school called Abington vale middle school nearby that opened in 1970. It closed in 2006 for an unknown reason.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 152 Northampton & Milton Keynes (Buckingham & Daventry) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231715.
^ "Magic Map Application: Abington Vale". Defra. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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[OS152-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 152 Northampton & Milton Keynes (Buckingham & Daventry) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231715.

[MMA-2] "Magic Map Application: Abington Vale". Defra. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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