Irthlingborough
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Template:GBmap Irthlingborough is a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England with a population of around 6,000 people. It is the smallest town in England to possess a league association football team, Rushden and Diamonds F.C., and is also home to the shoe manufacturer Doc Martens.
The Parish Church has a latern tower which is unusual for Northamptonshire churches. It also has doors at the four cardinal points; of note is the 8 Misericords in the Chancel. Services still continue daily with the main service being at 10:00 am on Sunday Mornings.
In the past, ironstone was mined near Irthlingborough, and as part of the local ironstone mine, a tunnel was bored between Irthlingborough and nearby Finedon. The tunnel is still in existence although the Irthlingborough end has been landscaped and the Finedon end sealed with concrete.