Rushton is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire. It is about 2 miles north-east of Rothwell and 3 miles north-west of Kettering. The parish covers 3,200 acres and is situated on both sides of the River Ise. It contains the sites of three deserted settlements, details of which are set out below.
The village's name means 'farm/settlement which is rushy'.
At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 452 people, increasing slightly to 461 at the 2011 Census. The village has a primary school a pub opposite the village cricket pitch, a health retreat, bed and breakfast and hotel.
There is a bus service that runs through the village linking Rushton to neighbouring towns. It goes hourly and the bus stop is opposite the pub, the Thornhill arms.