River Sources
Naseby and the plateau of land towards Sibbertoft form a watershed and source for four rivers flowing west, south and east.
Manor Farm at the junction of Church Street, Newlands and Welford Road, is a Grade II listed building built in 1720. In the front garden of Manor Farm is a cone-shaped monument which sits in a depression. This is the source of the River Avon, Warwickshire, associated with William Shakespeare.
The northern tributary of the River Nene (Brampton Arm) arises by the Thornby road to the west of the village (the main Source being at Arbury Hill (SP 542 581) near Staverton, Northamptonshire).
The source of the River Ise can be found close to Sibbertoft Road to the north of Naseby.
The source of the River Welland can be found in fields close to Welland Rise, Sibbertoft village, three miles to the north.
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