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Population
  
771 (2011 census)

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
Northamptonshire

District
  
Borough of Wellingborough

UK parliament constituency
  
Wellingborough

OS grid reference
  
SP8873

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Kettering

Local time
  
Thursday 12:06 AM

Dialling code
  
01536

Isham

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

Isham


Isham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the A509 road, three miles south of Kettering and a mile to the west of Burton Latimer. The River Ise is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 772 people.

Contents

Map of Isham, Kettering, UK

A bypass west of the village is planned by the county council. HMS Isham, a Ham class minesweeper was named after the village.

Chris isham on the importance of a consistant quantum theory of gravity


Amenities

Isham has a shop, several churches, the Isham Church of England primary school and a pub ( Lilacs Inn).

Isham Cricket Club, which plays in Division 1 of the Northamptonshire County League, is based on the outskirts of the village between Isham and Orlingbury. Past players have included Stephen Fleming (New Zealand national cricket team captain) and Johann Myburgh (SA Titans). The village is home to a wild bird sanctuary known as Safewings, which cares for injured birds.

References

Isham Wikipedia