What is Silverstone?
{{About|the village|the motor racing circuit|Silverstone Circuit}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name = Silverstone |latitude = 52.090 |longitude = -1.024 |os_grid_reference = SP670440 |civil_parish = Silverstone |population = 1,989 |population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797379&c=Silverstone&d=16&e=15&g=473879&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1287439040894&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Area: Silverstone CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts |author= |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=18 October 2010 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063803/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797379&c=Silverstone&d=16&e=15&g=473879&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1287439040894&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |shire_district = [[South Northamptonshire]] |shire_county = [[Northamptonshire]] |region = East Midlands |country = England |post_town = [[Towcester]] |postcode_district = NN12 |postcode_area = NN |dial_code = 01327 |constituency_westminster = [[Northamptonshire South (UK Parliament constituency)|Northamptonshire South]] |website = {{URL|www.silverstonevillage.org/|Silverstone Village}} }} '''Silverstone''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]]. It is about {{convert|4|mi|km|1}} from [[Towcester]] on the former A43 main road, {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} from the [[M1 motorway]] junction 15A and about {{convert|12|mi|km|0}} from the [[M40 motorway]] junction 10, [[Northampton]], [[Milton Keynes]] and [[Banbury]]. The A43 now bypasses to the south-east of the village, between the village and the race circuit. == Histor