Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: North Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Islip, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Islip map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Islip, Northamptonshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Northamptonshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Islip and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Islip |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.398698 |
| Longitude | -0.550261 |
| Place Type | Village |
Islip reveals itself through the low, limestone-coloured light that clings to the valley of the River Nene. It lies 0.5 miles west-north-west of Thrapston (from Thrapston: bearing 283°T, OS grid SP 987 788). The ironstone cottages of Islip hold a quiet gravity, their surfaces weathered by the damp air that drifts up from the nearby water meadows. Ancient stone walls mark the boundaries of fields where the earth is rich with the debris of centuries, occasionally yielding fragments from the distant past. To the north-east, the site of the Roman Timber Bridge Over Harper Brook remains a silent witness to the engineering of an earlier occupation. Further east, the quiet surface of Heronry Lake acts as a mirror for the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic transit of the nearby A14. Islip maintains a character defined by this proximity to the water, where the damp, cool breath of the river defines the morning air. The landscape remains an open ledger of geology and human labour, where the heavy soil demands a patient, steady stewardship from those who dwell upon it.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Islip, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.398698, -0.550261. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |