Isham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the A509 road, three miles south of Kettering and a mile to the west of Burton Latimer. The River Ise is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of North Northamptonshire. It was previously in the Borough of Wellingborough until 2021.The Borough Council of Wellingborough: Parishes: Hardwick, Little Irchester and Isham. Retrieved 12 November 2009 At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 772 people.Office for National Statistics: Isham CP: Parish headcounts . Retrieved 16 July 2015
The villages name means 'River Ise homestead/village'.
A bypass west of the village is planned by the county council.Northamptonshire County Council – A509 Isham Bypass HMS Isham, a Ham class minesweeper was named after the village in 1954.
Amenities Isham has several churches,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 623–28. Retrieved 12 November 2009 the Isham Church of England primary school and a pub ( 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.Isham Cricket Club Past players have included Stephen Fleming (New Zealand national cricket team captain) and Johann Myburgh (SA Titans).Isham Cricket Club: News. Retrieved 12 November 2009 The village is home to a wild bird sanctuary known as Safewings, which cares for injured birds.Safewings website
See also Isham and Burton Latimer railway station Isham Baronets
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