Isham is a village and

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, England. It is on the A509 road, three miles south of

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...

and a mile to the west of

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. The River Ise is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of

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. It was previously in the Borough of Wellingborough until 2021. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 772 people. The villages name means ' River Ise homestead/village'. A bypass west of the village is planned by the county council. HMS ''Isham'', a

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was named after the village in 1954.

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Isham has a shop, several churches, th
Isham Church of England primary school
and a

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( ''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

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captain) and

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(SA Titans). The village is home to a wild bird sanctuary known as ''Safewings'', which cares for injured birds.Safewings website
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Villages in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub

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