26-595: Whittlewood Forest is a former medieval hunting forest east of Silverstone in Northamptonshire in England . It is managed by the Forestry England . There are tracts of ancient woodland within it and old ditches can be found at the edges of several individual woods. The area has been the subject of extensive academic historical research. An area of 400 hectares (990 acres) in seven different patches has been designated
52-457: A biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which is about half the size of an average English parish. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2. The forest is mainly between the villages of Silverstone , Syresham , Abthorpe , Wicken , Potterspury and to the high Buckinghamshire boundary . Interconnecting woods , made up in part by Hazelborough Wood, make up the main section. Isolated woods such as Bucknell Wood and
78-451: A focus on engineering and high-tech activities. The site is home to over 80 organisations, including Envision Racing , David Brown Automotive , Delta Motorsport , Ducati UK Ltd , National College for Motorsport, Danecca Limited and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. It also features the UK's only dedicated sub-contract inspection metrology facility, managed by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence,
104-462: A scattered set east of the village of Whittlebury , as far as Potterspury make up most of the rest. Remnants exist all around the villages and over the county boundary into Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes ; such outliers include Whistley Wood, west of Syresham. It is managed by the Forestry Commission , who also manage neighbouring woods such as Salcey Forest and Yardley Chase . Parts of
130-557: A technical partner to Red Bull Formula 1 . Silverstone is also the base of the Formula One constructor Aston Martin —formerly known as Racing Point , Force India and Jordan —and is set to be the British base of Cadillac . In the Middle Ages, the village trade was primarily in timber from the surrounding Whittlewood forest through the use of coppicing. Linnell Brothers still operate
156-728: A woodyard to this day. [REDACTED] Media related to Silverstone at Wikimedia Commons A43 road [REDACTED] [REDACTED] M1 / A45 near Northampton [REDACTED] A14 in Kettering The A43 is a primary route in the English Midlands and northern South East England , that runs from the M40 motorway near Ardley in Oxfordshire to Stamford in Lincolnshire . Through Northamptonshire it bypasses
182-519: Is located nearby; it straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border. The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Silvestone and Selvestone . Silverstone had a chapel by 1200 CE. In about 1780 the medieval building was replaced by a Georgian one, which was enlarged by the addition of a chancel in 1841 and a north aisle and vestry in 1852. The entire church
208-539: Is widely regarded as being one of the worst motorway junctions in the country despite improvements made in the early 2000s. There are often long tailbacks at the junction, even at off-peak times. Following the junction with the M40, the A43 first meets a roundabout with the B4100 for traffic headed north-west for the village of Aynho or south for the town of Bicester . Continuing north,
234-814: The A1 , before continuing towards Stamford. Previously, the A43 stopped at a junction with the Old A1 ( Great North Road ) in Stamford, but now that Stamford is bypassed, the A43 continues over the River Welland , until it reaches the A1175 . The original (1923) route of the A43 was from the A42 (later the A34 ) at Kidlington to Stamford. After completion of the Oxford Ring Road , the southern terminus
260-609: The British Grand Prix . During the Grand Prix the A43 is closed to through traffic between Brackley and Towcester. The town of Brackley was bypassed in 1987. Just south of Brackley , drivers will approach a traffic island which spurs off in one direction for the A422 (for the M40 at Banbury and the A423 for motorists heading for Warwickshire ) or the other direction which continues as
286-463: The M1 motorway junction 15A and about 12 miles (19 km) from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton , Milton Keynes and Banbury . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,176. The A43 now bypasses to the south-east of the village. The village's name probably means, 'farm/settlement of Saewulf/Sigewulf'. The Silverstone Circuit , the current home of the British Grand Prix ,
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#1732877003318312-457: The red kite , possibly from the expanding population in the Chilterns . The SSSI is ancient semi-natural woodlands with many trees which are mature or over-mature, especially pedunculate oaks . There are also many ash trees and a scattering of silver birches and aspens . The oaks have nationally rare and nationally uncommon beetles, and there are locally rare lichens. Some areas are open to
338-472: The A43 into Northamptonshire. The A422 is met once again to the east of Brackley , allowing motorists an additional route into Buckinghamshire . Two miles north of Brackley, the B4525 (a B classified route for traffic from South Northamptonshire to reach the M40 at Banbury ) joins the A43. From here, the A43 leaves the Oxfordshire borders and continues in a north-easterly direction towards Silverstone, where
364-533: The A43 passes many Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire rural villages and towns before meeting the A421 which spurs towards Buckingham and later, Milton Keynes . The stretch of A43 through south Northamptonshire was upgraded to dual carriageway standard between the M1 and Towcester in 1991 and through to the M40 in the early 2000s. This was primarily to provide a link from the M1 to the M40 and also to Silverstone , home of
390-670: The A43 runs concurrently southbound on the M1 to junction 15. It then follows the A45 Nene Valley Way up to the Lumbertubs Way Interchange. From here it splits from the A45 and continues via dual carriageway where it meets the Round Spinney roundabout. North of Northampton, it rejoins the old course of the A43 and passes through Moulton . A new 1.6 km dual carriageway bypass is currently being constructed which will link
416-515: The A43 through Kettering town centre is still intact. After bypassing Kettering, the road previously travelled through the historic village of Geddington . The old road is still regularly used, possibly due to poor signage or lack of SatNav updates. A new bypass, called the Corby Link Road, opened in 2014, from Barford Bridge on the A6003 to the A43 west of Stanion . Continuing from here, it passes
442-554: The Euro-Hub site at Corby , and then it passes Corby and reaches several roundabouts. After bypassing Corby and Weldon , it heads out on a rural stretch, past Deene Park , and then bypassing Bulwick , the only village on this stretch. It passes some splendid woodland, and then heads towards Duddington. Bypassing Duddington, it meets the A47 . After 2.5 miles (4.0 km) it passes through Collyweston and Easton-on-the-Hill . Then it meets
468-590: The Round Spinney roundabout with the existing road just north of the Moulton roundabout, which is due for completion in Spring 2018. Following this, the road has a straight, rural stretch before reaching a roundabout at Broughton . After bypassing Broughton, it continues towards Kettering . It overlaps the A14 at its Junction 8, to bypass Kettering . At Junction 7 the A43 re-emerges on a new dual carriageway bypass. The old route of
494-499: The expansion of Towcester begins in 2018–2022. Continuing towards Northampton , it by-passes Blisworth and Milton Malsor villages, before reaching the M1 at junction 15A, at Rothersthorpe services. This stretch has four dangerous crossover junctions - one from Towcester via Old Towcester Road, two from Tiffield and one from Blisworth, unlike the rest of the route from the M40 where the junctions are either fully graded, as at Silverstone, or have roundabouts. From M1 junction 15a
520-482: The forest. The conifer plantations are slowly being removed as a part of a national policy to restore ancient woodland . They will be replaced with native hardwoods such as oak and beech . As with most ancient woods, coppicing is no longer practised, and many former coppice stools can be seen in the woods. Three types of deer are in the forest: red , roe and muntjac . Foxes and badgers are common. Birds include buzzards and there are occasional sightings of
546-411: The public, and footpaths go through others such as Say's Copse, but some are private land. 52°04′52″N 0°56′56″W / 52.081°N 0.949°W / 52.081; -0.949 Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire , England. It is about four miles (six kilometres) from Towcester on the former A43 main road, 10 miles (16 km) from
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#1732877003318572-492: The road joins the A413 at a grade-separated junction. Later, the A43 bypasses Towcester , where it meets the A5 ( Roman Watling Street ) at a roundabout created when the road was built from Towcester in 1991. This roundabout was dangerously unsuited to the traffic volumes but was upgraded with traffic light controls during the first half of 2015. A flyover may need to be installed when
598-438: The towns of Northampton , Kettering and Corby which are the three principal destinations on the A43 route. The A43 also links to the M1 motorway . The section of the road between the M40 and M1 is designated a trunk road , managed and maintained by National Highways . The remainder of the route is the responsibility of local authorities. The A43 starts at M40 junction 10 (the location of Cherwell Valley Services ) which
624-527: The village is the Silverstone Circuit , a former Royal Air Force World War II bomber base and now the traditional home of the British Grand Prix , a Formula One race that attracts more than 300,000 visitors each year. Silverstone University Technical College opened at the circuit in September 2013. Adjacent to Silverstone Circuit is Silverstone Park , a business park operated by MEPC plc , with
650-556: The wood are protected as an SSSI , especially a number of separate copses which represent the remnants of the old semi- Royal Forest in the Honour of Grafton . It is notable for bluebells in mid-Spring in many parts of the forest together with other ancient woodland indicator species such as Yellow rattle and the Lesser celandine . There are stands of beech and oak interspersed with hazel coppice as well as conifer plantations within
676-457: Was demolished in the 1880s and replaced by the present Church of England parish church of Saint Michael , which is a Gothic Revival building designed by James Piers St Aubyn and completed in 1884. On the north side of the parish churchyard are the remains of medieval fish ponds . The village has one public house : the White Horse Inn. About one-half mile (one kilometre) south of
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