Irthlingborough

Irthlingborough
St Peter's Church, Irthlingborough
Irthlingborough Location within Northamptonshire
Population	9,325 (2021)[1]
OS grid reference	SP945705
Civil parish	Irthlingborough
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode district	NN9
Dialling code	01933
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Wellingborough and Rushden
Website	Irthlingborough Town Council
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°19′26″N 0°36′50″W / 52.324°N 0.614°W / 52.324; -0.614

Irthlingborough (/ˈɜːrθlɪŋbərə/) is a town on the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England. As of 2021, it has a population of 9,325,^[1] and was at one point the smallest town in England to have had a Football League team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C.. The parish church, St Peter, has a lantern tower, unusual for Northamptonshire churches, which was built to guide travellers across the Nene valley in foggy weather. It also has doors at the four cardinal points and has eight misericords in the chancel.

Irthlingborough railway station, opened in 1845 and closed to passengers in 1964.^[2]