Map of M1 Junctions 14 to 19: Northampton and Catthorpe
From Milton Keynes the M1 heads north through open Northamptonshire countryside, round the edge of Northampton and up to Catthorpe, where the M6 and the A14 join at junction 19. Watford Gap, one of the oldest service areas in the country, sits between junctions 16 and 17, and the M45 leaves for Coventry at junction 17.
This is the M1's freight country, with the rail terminal at Crick and the warehouses of Daventry close by. Long-distance drivers changing motorway at Catthorpe will find the junctions in order here, with the towns either side.
The road on the map is coloured by the live traffic flow speed, the same data as our live M1 traffic flow map. Choose northbound or southbound above the map. Tap any junction number to open that junction’s own page.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map drawing © Corporate Ace Limited.
Driving Junction 14 to Junction 19: Distances and Times
From junction 14 to junction 19 is about 32½ miles along the M1, about 28 minutes at the 70 mph speed limit in clear traffic. Here it is junction by junction; tap a junction to open its own page.
- J14 to J15: about 12 miles, about 10 minutes
- J15 to J15A: about 2½ miles, about 2 minutes
- J15A to J16: about 3½ miles, about 3 minutes
- J16 to J17: about 8½ miles, about 7 minutes
- J17 to J18: about 2 miles, about 2 minutes
- J18 to J19: about 4 miles, about 3 minutes
Distances are measured along the motorway between the centres of the junctions, from OpenStreetMap, and rounded to the nearest half mile. Times are at a steady 70 mph and do not allow for joining, leaving, roadworks or lower speed limits, so check the live map above and the live M1 speed flow map before you set off.
M1 Junctions 14 to 19 Now: Accidents, Incidents and Roadworks
Live traffic news at M1 Junctions 14 to 19
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 14 and Junction 19 that we are aware of.
Lane 1,2 closure southbound
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J17 and J16
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M1 northbound Jct 18 to Jct 19 carriageway closure
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound within J19
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M1 northbound Jct 18 entry slip road closure
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 11 min ago
- Location
- M1 J18 northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
This is the news for Junctions 14 to 19 only, not the whole M1. For the rest of the motorway see all the latest M1 traffic news, the overhead signs and the speed limits in force now.
Updated 22:02 (10:02pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026
The Junctions in Section 3
- J14M1 Junction 14Nearest town: Newport Pagnell, 2.2 miles north-west
- J15M1 Junction 15Nearest town: Northampton, 3.6 miles north
- J15ARothersthorpeNearest town: Northampton, 2.8 miles north-east
- J16M1 Junction 16Nearest town: Northampton, 5.1 miles east
- J17KilsbyNearest town: Daventry, 4.7 miles south
- J18Crick InterchangeNearest town: Rugby, 4.8 miles west
- J19CatthorpeNearest town: Lutterworth, 3.6 miles north
