Isham is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...

, England

England

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. It is on the A509 road

A509 road

The A509 is a short A-class road for north-south journeys in south central England, forming the route from Kettering in Northamptonshire to the M1 and A5 in Milton Keynes....

, three miles south of Kettering

Kettering

Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...

 and a mile to the west of Burton Latimer

Burton Latimer

Burton Latimer is a town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population in 2001 of 6,740. It is just south of the junction of the A6 and A14 in the borough of Kettering. The two-mile A6 bypass opened in October 1991.-History:...

. The River Ise

River Ise

The River Ise is a river in Northamptonshire, England and a tributary of the River Nene.The river rises in the very field that hosted the Battle of Naseby at the north-western tip of Northamptonshire...

 is to the east of the village. Administratively, it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough

Wellingborough (borough)

Wellingborough is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also includes surrounding rural areas....

. At the time of the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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, the parish's population was 743 people.

A bypass west of the village is planned by the county council. HMS Isham

HMS Isham

HMS Isham was a of the Royal Navy.Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Isham in Northamptonshire.-References:*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships...

, a Ham class minesweeper

Ham class minesweeper

The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers , known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. It took its name from the fact that all the ship names were British place names ending in -"ham"...

 was named after the village.

Amenities

Isham has a shop, several churches, the Isham Church of England primary school and two pubs

Public house

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 (Monk & Minstrel and 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

Orlingbury

Orlingbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is between the towns of Kettering and Wellingborough. Administratively it forms part of the borough of Wellingborough...

. Past players have included Stephen Fleming

Stephen Fleming

Stephen Paul Fleming ONZM is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket...

 (New Zealand national cricket team captain) and Johann Myburgh

Johann Myburgh

Johann Gerhardus Myburgh is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket in New Zealand. A Right-handed batsman and occasional offbreak bowler, Myburgh is also a talented fielder, and is the current holder of the record for the youngest scorer of a double-century in South African domestic...

(SA Titans). The village is home to a wild bird sanctuary known as Safewings, which cares for injured birds.