Know About Daventry : Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England .Daventry is located about 12 miles from Northampton, at the heart of England. It is just six miles from junction 16 of the M1 and also gives easy access to the A5, A14, M45, M6 and A1. It is a market town and the market is held in the High Street every Tuesday and Friday. Remains of an Iron Age hill fort have been found at Borough Hill which overlooks the town. Evidence of Roman buildings has also been found at this site. The town of Daventry itself dates back to Anglo Saxon times in 920AD. Shakespeare refers in 'King Henry IV part one' to 'the red nosed innkeeper of daintree'. Daintree being the old name for the town, derived from the towns history where Danish settlers planted an oak tree on Borough Hill to mark the centre of England. For many years the town was on the main coach road from London to Holyhead and the town thrived as a coaching town. Visitors to Daventry can explore the surrounding countryside on foot, horseback or by bicycle. Also on offer is sailing or a gentle canal cruise.

Daventry Local Attractions : Canons Ashby House (7 Miles) - Holdenby House and Gardens (8 Miles) - Coton Manor Garden (9 Miles) - Rugby School Museum (9 Miles) - Sulgrave Manor (10 Miles) - Bygones Museum (10 Miles) - Stanford Hall (11 Miles) - Northampton Museum & Art Gallery (11 Miles) - ington Park Museum (12 Miles) - National Waterways Museum (12 Miles) - Lamport Hall (14 Miles) - Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens (15 Miles) - Coombe Country Park (15 Miles) - Royal Pump Rooms Leamington Spa (15 Miles) - Garden Organic Ryton (16 Miles).