Brampton Ash

Brampton Ash
Brampton Ash
Brampton Ash shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP7887
District	Kettering
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Harborough
Postcode district	LE16
Dialling code	01858
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°28′47″N 0°50′42″W / 52.4798°N 0.8449°W / 52.4798; -0.8449Coordinates: 52°28′47″N 0°50′42″W / 52.4798°N 0.8449°W / 52.4798; -0.8449

Brampton Ash is a civil parish and village in Northamptonshire, England. It lies in the extreme north-west of Northamptonshire and the nearest urban settlements are the nearby towns of Corby, Kettering, Desborough and Market Harborough. Running past the north of the village is the A427 road which connects Market Harborough to Oundle. At the 2011 census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of Stoke Albany.

Within Brampton Ash are the remains of a stone quarry. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is the main feature of the village. It is floodlit at night and can be seen for miles around the Welland valley. Brampton Ash is in the Borough of Kettering.

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