[6] In 2007, Stanwick, Hargrave, Raunds and Ringstead were legally united as "The 4 Spires Benefice", with each village retaining its own church.

Nearby settlements include Raunds, Hargrave, Chelveston, Ringstead, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Thrapston, Irthlingborough and Wellingborough.

Stanwick is approximately 15 miles north-east of Northampton and is the largest village in the East Northamptonshire district.

There is the Acorn Day Nursery for children aged from 4 months to 4 years old, that was rated Outstanding by OfSTED in 2022.

It is a country park on the outskirts of the village, managed by the Rockingham Forest Trust in partnership with North Northamptonshire Council.

It comprises 750 acres (304 hectares) of former gravel pits and is part of the larger River Nene Regional Park.

In 2012 the post office moved across the High Street to the site of the Old School (established by a Trust Deed in 1839).