Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The village is about 3 miles (5 km) from Northampton town centre, close to the A45 trunk road which heads east to Wellingborough and Peterborough. The busy A45 also connects to junction 15 of the M1 London to Yorkshire Motorway by way of a flyover which eliminated a dangerous crossing of the main road. The motorway is adjacent to the south west side of the village and a road bridge connects Collingtree to the adjacent village of Milton Malsor. Central London is about 64 miles (103 km) and about 64 miles (103 km) south east of Birmingham.Wootton Brook flows in a small valley through a golf course on the northern side towards West Hunsbury where it joins the River Nene before the river enters Northampton.