Silverstone is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Towcester and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Brackley, both accessed via the A43 main road which now bypasses Silverstone to the south and east. The village is also about 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south-southwest of Northampton, 12 miles (19 km) west-northwest of Milton Keynes, and 13.5 miles (21.7 km) east-northeast of Banbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,176.
The village's name probably means 'farm/settlement of Saewulf/Sigewulf'.
The Silverstone Circuit, the current home of the British Grand Prix, is located nearby; it straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border.
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Silvestone and Selvestone.
Distance between:
London to Silverstone56 Miles / 90 Kms Liverpool to Silverstone123 Miles / 198 Kms
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