This article is about Northampton in England; for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation)

Borough of Northampton
Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, by E.W. Godwin
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. Northampton Guildhall is a building which stands on St Giles' Square in Northampton, England. Edward William Godwin ( Bristol, May 26, 1833 – October 6, 1886) was a progressive English architect-designer who began The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands.  County:	Northamptonshire
Area:   Total:	Ranked 262nd 80.76 km²
Admin. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of  HQ:	Northampton
ONS code:	34UF
Demographics
Population:   Total (2006 est. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ):   Density:	Ranked 68th 200,100 2478 / km²
Ethnicity:	89. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 5% White 4. 2% S. Asian 2. 8% Black British 2. 0% Mixed Race 1. 6% Chinese or other[1]
Politics
Northampton Borough Council http://www.northampton.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrat
MPs:	Brian Binley, Sally Keeble

Northampton (pronunciation (help·info)) is a large market town and a local government district in the East Midlands region of England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Brian Arthur Roland Binley (born 1 May 1942 is a British politician and is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Northampton South Sally Curtis Keeble (born 13 October 1951) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is ca. 67 miles (108 km) northwest of London on the River Nene, and is the county town of Northamptonshire. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The River Nene is a River in the east of England that rises from three sources in the English County of Northamptonshire. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants

The district has a population of 200,100, whilst the urban area has a population of 189,474. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. This is a list of the largest cities and towns of England ordered by population. By this measure, it is the 21st-largest settlement in England and is the UK's third-largest town without official city status – after Reading and Dudley. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Northampton is the most populous district in England not a unitary authority, a status it failed to obtain in the 1990s local government reform^[2]. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The structure of Local government in the United Kingdom underwent large changes in the 1990s Northampton's population has increased greatly since the 1960s, largely due to planned expansion under the New Towns Commission in the early-1960s. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically

It was a major centre of shoemaking and other leather industries; only specialist shoemaking companies such as Church's ^[3] and Trickers, formerly in nearby Earls Barton, survive. A shoe is an item of Footwear. Shoes may vary from a simple Flip-flop to a complex Boot. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Church’s is an English Footwear Manufacturer founded in 1873 by three brothers Earls Barton is a large village in Eastern Northamptonshire - it has a population of about 5353 people A large number of old shoe factories remain, now coverted to offices or accommodation, surrounded by terraced houses built for factory workers. Northampton's main private-sector employers are now in distribution and finance rather than manufacturing, and include Barclaycard, Nationwide Building Society, Panasonic, Travis Perkins, Coca Cola Schweppes Beverages Ltd, National Grid plc and Carlsberg ^[4]. Barclaycard is a global credit provider ( Credit cards and Loans ' owned by Barclays plc in the UK. Nationwide Building Society is the largest Building society in the world Travis Perkins plc is a British builders merchant based in Northampton. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries National Grid plc ( is an international London -based utilities company which also operates in other countries principally its wholly owned subsidiary in the United States The Carlsberg Group (ˈkɑrlzbɚɡ is a large Brewing company founded in 1847 by J

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 Medieval Northampton 1.3 Civil War to 1900 1.4 1900 - today 2 Expansion 3 Government and politics 4 Transport links 5 Education 6 Leisure and culture 7 Sport in Northampton 8 Notable buildings 9 Twin towns 10 Notable residents 11 Media 12 American Cousins 13 Trivia 14 References 15 See also 16 External links

History

Early history

Remains have been found in the Northampton area dating back to the Iron Age. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Farming settlement may have begun in the area around the 7th century. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. By the 8th century it was an administrative centre for the kingdom of Mercia. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. The pre-Norman town was known as Hamtun and was quite small of only ca. 60 acres.

Medieval Northampton

The town became significant in the 11th century, when the Normans built town walls and a large castle under the stewardship of the Norman earl, Simon de Senlis. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. Simon I of St Liz 1st Earl of Northampton (d 1109 was a Norman nobleman ^[5] The original defence line of the walls is preserved in today's street pattern (Bridge St, The Drapery, Bearward St and Scarletwell Street). The town grew rapidly after the Normans arrived, and beyond the early defences. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. By the time of the Domesday Book, the town had a population of about 1500 residents, living in 300 houses. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey

The town and its castle were important in the early 12th century and the King often held Court in the town. During his famous fall out with Henry II, Thomas Beckett at one time escaped from Northampton Castle through the unguarded Northern gate to flee the country,

Northampton had one of the largest Jewish populations in the 13th century, centred around Gold Street. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 Northampton Castle was built under the stewardship of Simon de Senlis, the first Earl of Northampton, in 1084. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ In 1277 300 Jews were executed, allegedly for clipping the King's coin, and the Jews of Northampton were driven out of the town.

The town was originally controlled by officials acting for the King. They collected taxes and upheld the law.

In 1189 King Richard I gave the town its first charter and in 1215 King John authorised the appointment of William Tilly as the town's first Mayor. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death He also ordered that, ". . . twelve of the better and more discreet" residents of the town join him as a council to assist him. In 1176 the Assize of Northampton laid down new powers for dealing with law breakers. The Assize of Northampton, largely based on the Assize of Clarendon of 1166 is among a series of measures taken by King Henry II of England which solidified the rights

A university was established in 1261 by scholars fleeing Cambridge. The University of Northampton was a University in existence in Northampton from 1261 to 1265. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the It briefly flourished, but was dissolved by Henry III in 1265 owing to the threat it posed to Oxford. Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the It was restored in 2005 (See below).

The first Battle of Northampton took place at the site of Northampton Castle in 1264 - when the forces of Henry III over ran the supporters of Simon de Montfort. The Battle of Northampton was a battle in the Second Barons' War. Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the Baronial opposition to King Henry III of England In 1460, a second Battle of Northampton took place in the grounds of Delapre Abbey - and was a decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, and King Henry VI was captured in the town by the Yorkists. The Battle of Northampton was a battle in the Wars of the Roses, which took place on 10 July, 1460. Delapré Abbey (The Abbey of the meadow or more properly the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis, Northampton, was one of only two Cluniac nunneries built in The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century

In May 1328 the Treaty of Northampton was signed - being a peace treaty between the English and the Scots in which Edward III recognised the authority of Robert the Bruce as King of Scotland and betrothed Bruce's still infant son to the king's sister Joanna. The Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton was a Peace treaty, signed in 1328 between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce (

A large network of medieval tunnels remain under the centre of Northampton around All Saints church. Northampton is a large Market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the County town

Civil War to 1900

Northampton supported the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. " Roundheads " was the Nickname given to the Puritan supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. For this reason the town walls and castle were later torn down on the orders of King Charles II as punishment. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The railway station in Northampton stands on the site of the former castle, and used to be called "Northampton Castle Station". |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains

The town was destroyed by fire in both 1516 and 1675 (for the latter see Great Fire of Northampton), and was re-built as a spacious and well-planned town. The Great Fire of Northampton occurred in 1675 in the town of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England. In the 18th century Northampton became a major centre of footwear and leather manufacture. Footwear consists of Garments worn on the feet, for protection against the environment and Adornment. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process The prosperity of the town was greatly aided by demand for footwear caused by the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions

In his 18th century, "A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain", Daniel Defoe described Northampton as, ". Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for . . the handsomest town in all this part of England. "

Northampton's growth was accelerated in the 19th century, first by the Grand Union Canal, which reached the town in 1815 and later the coming of the railways. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The first railway to be built into Northampton was a branch from the main London-Birmingham line at Blisworth to Peterborough through Northampton which opened in 1845. This is about the 19th century railway company For the 21st century train operating company see London Midland The London and Birmingham Railway Blisworth is a village and Civil parish in the South Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, in England. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This was followed by lines to Market Harborough (1859) and Bedford (1872). Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Northampton loop off the major West Coast Main Line was built into Northampton in the late 1870s. The Northampton loop is a Railway line serving the town of Northampton deviating from the main West Coast Main Line. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G

Over the coming centuries the town continued to grow rapidly; after 1850 the town spilled out beyond the old town walls and began the growth we see today. in 1800 the population was round 7,000 and this had grown to 87,000 a century later.

In the 19th century Northampton acquired a reputation for political radicalism when the radical non-conformist Charles Bradlaugh was elected on several occasions as the town's MP. Charles Bradlaugh ( 26 September 1833 – 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.

1900 - today

Growth after 1900 was slower. The shoe industry declined and other employment arrived slowly.

Between the wars several new council housing estates were built. The Borough boundary, first extended in 1900, expanded again in 1932. The population grew to ca. 100,000 by 1961 and 130,000 by 1971. Northampton was designated a New Town in 1968, and the Northampton Development Corporation (NDC) was set up to almost double the size of the town, with a population target of 230,000 by 1981, rising to 260,000 in later years. In 1958 the M1 motorway was built nearby. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where Growth was slower than planned. By 1981 the population was 156,000. When NDC wound up after 20 years, another 40,000 residents and 20,000 houses had been added. The borough boundaries changed in 1974 with the abolition of Northampton county borough and its reconstitution as a non-metropolitan district also covering areas outside the former borough boundaries but inside the designated New Town. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Another major expansion is planned with the population projected to 300,000 inhabitants by 2018.

Northampton applied, unsuccessfully, for city status as a part of the 'millennium cities' scheme. In the East and West English Midlands regions only Wolverhampton was awarded city status.

The University of Northampton received full university status in 2005 after several years as a University College and previously Nene College. The University of Northampton is a University in Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK.

Expansion

Northampton's population has increased greatly since the 1960s, largely due to planned expansion under the New Towns Commission in the early-1960s. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Other factors are the rail link and the busy M1 motorway that both lead direct to London. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Northampton is within 70 miles of central London, and by train it takes approximately 1 hour to journey between the two. This transport link to the South East has proved attractive, with already high house prices in and around London rising rapidly since the 1990s causing many people to move increasingly further away from the area in order to commute from more reasonably priced housing. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work

Most of Northampton's housing expansion has taken place to the east of the town with developments such as the 1970's eastern district estates built mainly for the London overflow population and recently, on the western outskirts at Upton and to the south adjacent to an improved junction on the M1 at Grange Park, a development of some 1,500 houses actually in South Northants Council area. Grange Park is a large residential housing estate on the edge of the Borough of Northampton but outside the Borough boundary South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England.

Since 2006 Northampton is in a government designated expansion zone. The a new wave of development is being overseen by the West Northamptonshire development Corporation (WNDC). A goal is the development of up to 37,000 new dwellings within the borough and necessary infrastructure and services.

Expansion has already started with new roads and housing developments in West Northampton at Upton and St Crispins (2007). A lot of the expansion will be on brownfield sites such as Ransome Road, Far Cotton (an inner suburb) and within the existing borough boundaries. Far Cotton, many years ago a village in its own right is a district of the English County town of Northampton. The WNDC will also oversee the redevelopment of Central Northampton into a primary regional centre that will service the expanded population, that will be comparable to UK cities such as Coventry and Nottingham with a population of approx 300,000 by 2018-2021. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.

Government and politics

Northampton is administered by both Northampton Borough Council, from May 2007 for the first time run by the Liberal Democrats, and also Northamptonshire County Council. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants From 2005 this has been controlled by the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Borough Council runs services such as housing, waste collection and smaller planning items in the Borough. The County Council looks after social services, education and libraries in the whole county. Since April 2006 major planning decisions such as large housing schemes and new roads have been the responsibility of West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC), an appointed body. The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation is an Urban Development Corporation set up to cover parts of Northamptonshire in England, by the

Northampton is represented in Parliament by two MPs:

• Brian Binley, Conservative, (Northampton South)
• Sally Keeble, Labour (Northampton North)

Both of these constituency boundaries change significantly from the next General Election after 2005 with the creation of a new constituency of Northamptonshire South which takes a large chunk of the Northampton borough area (see external link to election maps). The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Brian Arthur Roland Binley (born 1 May 1942 is a British politician and is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Northampton South The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. For the newly created constituency in the county of Northamptonshire see South Northamptonshire Northampton South is a Sally Curtis Keeble (born 13 October 1951) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Northampton North is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Transport links

Northampton is near junctions 15, 15a and 16 of the M1 London to North Yorkshire motorway. North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The A45 and A43 go through the town and the A14 is close by to the north. This article is about a road in England for the highway in Spain see A45 road (Spain The A45 is a major Road in England. The A43 is a Primary route in the English Midlands that runs from the M40 motorway near Ardley in Oxfordshire to Stamford

Northampton railway station is on the Northampton Loop of the West Coast Main Line, and has regular services to London and Birmingham provided by London Midland. Northampton (Castle railway station is the Railway station that serves Northampton and parts of the south of Northamptonshire in England The Northampton loop is a Railway line serving the town of Northampton deviating from the main West Coast Main Line. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. Virgin Trains also provide some services to London and the north, with a small number of Pendolinos running each day. Virgin Trains is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the North West Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo "Pendulum" and -ino, a diminutive suffix is an Italian family of Tilting trains used in

Sywell Aerodrome is the nearest airfield but still has a grass runway only. Sywell Aerodrome is the local aerodrome serving Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering as it is situated midway between these towns A concrete runway for jet aircraft is planned. For international links, East Midlands Airport and Luton Airport are quickly accessible by the M1, and Birmingham International Airport is accessible by train. East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton Birmingham International Airport may refer to Birmingham International Airport (United Kingdom, serving Birmingham England United Kingdom

In the town, buses are by Stagecoach and First Group, with typical wait times of 10-30 minutes. Stagecoach Group plc ( is a leading international transport group operating Bus, Train, Tram, express coach and Ferry operations FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA Stagecoach provide travel to outlying villages and towns during the day. National Express cover major routes to other towns. National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail There are good links to Daventry, Wellingborough, Rushden, Kettering, Corby and Market Harborough. Daventry (ˈdævəntri or ˈdeɪntɹɪ is a Market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22367 (2001 Census) Wellingborough is a Town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton and eight miles south Rushden is a town in England in the county of Northamptonshire. Kettering is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, UK. It is the main town within the Borough of Kettering. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England.

Northampton is the terminus of an arm of the Grand Union Canal. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. The arm connects to the River Nene and the North Sea. The River Nene is a River in the east of England that rises from three sources in the English County of Northamptonshire. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. No longer used for freight, the waterway is still a popular leisure pursuit for narrowboats. A narrowboat or narrow boat is a Boat of a distinctive design made to fit the narrow Canals of England and Wales. Principal outlying villages on the canal include Gayton, Blisworth, Braunston and Stoke Bruerne. Gayton is a rural village from Northampton town centre in South Northamptonshire. Blisworth is a village and Civil parish in the South Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, in England. Braunston is a Village and Civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Stoke Bruerne is a small pictureque village in South Northamptonshire, England about north of Milton Keynes and south of Northampton.

Education

A complete list of Primary and Secondary Schools in the town and surrounding area is available on the County Council website^[6]. Independent government reports on all schools can be obtained from the OFSTED website^[7]. The University of Northampton is in the north of the town. The University of Northampton is a University in Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK.

Leisure and culture

Parks and gardens are described on the Borough Council website ^[8]. See also:Abington Park; Balloon Festival held at The Racecourse; Delapre Park; Billing Aquadrome

The main shopping centres is the Grosvenor Centre. Abington Park, in the Abington district of Northampton, has lakes aviaries and a museum as well as trees and grassy open spaces The Northampton Balloon Festival is an annual event held in the English town of Northampton, in the Racecourse park Delapré Abbey (The Abbey of the meadow or more properly the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis, Northampton, was one of only two Cluniac nunneries built in Billing Aquadrome is a leisure park on the outskirts of Northampton, England. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors The town has one of Britain's largest market squares, dating from 1235. Market Square may refer to any Market square. Market Square may also refer to;Specific market squares In Canada Market Square

The square and surrounding shopping streets hosted thel St Crispin Street Fair during from 1993 to 2005. The St Crispin Street Fair is an annual Fun fair held in town centre streets of Northampton, England. It was dropped after complaints from traders. Outside the centre the Weston Favell Centre built in the 1970s is in the eastern district together with various out of town retail and leisure parks. Weston Favell is a village and district of Northampton in the English county of Northamptonshire.

The Derngate and Royal theatres are locatedin Guildhall Road, opposite Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Derngate is a part of Northampton, England, with a Theatre complex of the same name The Royal Theatre is a 19th century Theatre in Northampton, England. They were renovated and reopened in 2006. The Deco is a theatre/conference centre based on the Grade II listed former Cannon Cinema, in Abington Square; the company running this has recently gone into liquidation. There is a smaller museum in a former mansion within Abington Park.

The old Fishmarket opposite the market square has been renovated by the NAC (Northampton Arts Collective) and now has a large gallery space, retail units, a cafe and art studios. Since its re-opening it has played host to exhibitions by nationally recognised artists including Harry Pye, Stella Vine and The Little Artists and is fast becoming one of the most unique arts spaces in the country. The Fishmarket has also staged gigs, community events and workshops - including Hip Hip Handmade (arts fair/market), Stitch and Bitch (alternative sewing workshops) and an exhibition of the Northampton Carnival costumes. The NAC hope to use the Fishmarket to create a national focus for the arts in Northampton.

Until the removal of council funding caused its closure and liquidation, the Northampton Roadmender was a leading venue for art and music in the region. It has since been brought by the Purplehaus group [1] and recently reopened. Three cinemas are also located in the town: Vue (formerly UCI) at Sol Central, Cineworld (formerly UGC, Virgin Cinema and MGM) at Sixfields and the Forum Cinema at Lings Forum. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Vue is a cinema company in Ireland and the UK. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC International Cinemas bought Warner Village Sol Central is a leisure complex in Northampton, England that contains a cinema health club casino and restaurants among other facilities Cineworld Cinemas is a multiplex cinema chain in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Jersey. UGC is the largest cinema operator in Europe with as of August 2005 49 sites and 553 screens across four countries France: 37 cinemas 357 screens Sixfields in Northampton, Northamptonshire was a Landfill until a few years ago when it was converted into a leisure area to accommodate the new Sixfields Lings Forum is a leisure centre located in the suburbs of Northampton.

Sport in Northampton

The town is home to:

• League One football club Northampton Town (nicknamed The Cobblers due to the town's previous association with shoemaking), at Sixfields Stadium. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton. Sixfields Stadium was finished in 1994 and was built a 7653 all seater sports Stadium in Northampton, England. There is also an athletics track adjacent to the football ground.
• Three non-league clubs in the United Counties Football League - Northampton Spencer, Northampton Sileby Rangers and Northampton Old Northamptonian Chenecks. Leagues Premier Division See also United Counties Football League Premier Division The United Counties Football League Premier Division is at Level 9 Northampton Spencer FC is a football club based in Northampton. Northampton Sileby Rangers FC is a football club based in Northampton, England. Northampton Old Northamptonian Chenecks FC are a football club based in Northampton, England.
• Rugby union club Northampton Saints, who play at Franklin's Gardens in the St James area of Northampton. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Northampton Saints are a professional English Rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Saints, as they are nicknamed, had their greatest ever moment when the team won the Heineken Cup in 2000 at Twickenham Stadium, beating Munster Rugby 9-8. The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual Rugby union competition involving leading Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a Stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond Munster Rugby (more commonly known as Munster) is an Irish professional Rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the Magners They were relegated from The Guinness Premiership in 2007 despite beating London Irish on the last day of the season, but were promoted back in 2008. For the British Army regiment see London Irish Rifles London Irish (also known as The Exiles) is an English Rugby
• Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, known in limited overs cricket as the Steelbacks, play at the County Ground, in the Abington area of the town. Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. The County Cricket Ground, is a Cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington area of Northampton, England.
• The Nene Whitewater Centre provides an artificial whitewater course for canoes, kayaks and rafts. Whitewater is formed in a Rapid, when a River 's gradient drops enough to disturb its Laminar flow and create Turbulence, i A canoe is a small narrow Boat, typically human-powered though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. A raft is any flat floating structure for travel over water It is the most basic of Boat design characterized by the absence of a hull.
• Northampton Swimming Club, which trained the young Olympic swimmer Caitlin McClatchey. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
• Collingtree Golf Club, which hosted the British Masters in 1995. Collingtree is a village within the Borough of Northampton and a Civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
• Northampton International Raceway near Brafield is a leading venue for stock-car racing and hosts the European Championships every July. Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain
• Derek Redmond, Olympic runner, was born and raised here. Derek Anthony Redmond (born 3 September 1965 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England) is a retired British athlete He attended Roade Comprehensive School (now Roade Sports College) where the sports hall is named after him. Roade is a village in Northamptonshire, England and in the area of the South Northamptonshire District Council where it is in the two-member Blisworth
• Sharron Davies, Olympic swimmer, lived in Collingtree Park. Sharron Elizabeth Davies, MBE (born November 1, 1962 in Plymouth, Devon) is a successful swimmer from the United Kingdom Collingtree Park is a district in the Borough of Northampton in the East Midlands of England.

Notable buildings

• Northampton's oldest standing building, the Church of The Holy Sepulchre, is one of the largest and best-preserved round churches in England. The Holy Sepulchre is a church in Northampton, England. Simon de Senlis Earl of Northampton, was responsible for making Northampton, England It was built in 1100 on the orders of the first Earl of Northampton, Simon de Senlis , who had just returned from the first Crusade. Earl of Northampton is a title that has been created five times Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice It is based on a plan of the original Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
• The current All Saints' Church was built on the site of a great Norman church, All Hallows, which was almost completely destroyed by the Fire of Northampton in 1675. All Saints' Church Northampton interiorjpg|right|thumb|225pxl|All Saints interior]] Simon de Senlis ' church of All Hallows Northampton, England lasted with Medieval All that remained was the medieval tower and the fine vaulted crypt, but by 1680 All Saints had been rebuilt, with the help of donations from all over England, including 1,000 tons of timber from King Charles II, whose statue can be seen above the portico. All Saints' Church Northampton interiorjpg|right|thumb|225pxl|All Saints interior]] Simon de Senlis ' church of All Hallows Northampton, England lasted with Medieval Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. A portico is a Porch that is leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a Colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway supported by Columns Famously, the poet John Clare liked to sit beneath the portico of the church. John Clare ( 13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English Poet, in his time commonly known as "the Northamptonshire

• The Guildhall in Northampton (see picture at top) was constructed mostly in the 1860s in Victorian Gothic architecture, and extended in the 1990s. Northampton Guildhall is a building which stands on St Giles' Square in Northampton, England. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Also known as Victorian High Gothic, Victorian Gothic is a style of Architecture popular in the middle and late 19th century It is built on the site of the old town hall.
• 78 Derngate contains an interior designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke and is the only major domestic commission outside Scotland. 78 Derngate is a Grade II* listed Georgian house in the Derngate area of Northampton, England, originally built in the 1820's Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is open to the public.
• The 127. 45 metre tall Express Lift Tower is a dominant feature in the area. The Express Lift Tower is a former lift testing tower built by the Express Lift Company off the Weedon Road in Northampton, England. Terry Wogan conducted a radio phone-in during the 1980s to come up with a name for it: "Northampton Lighthouse" was suggested as Northampton is one of the furthest places from the sea. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television It is also known as the "Cobblers' Needle". It was built to facilitate the testing of new lifts at the Express Lifts factory. It is visible from most of the town, but is now redundant. The tower has however been listed as being of architectural importance in the town.

• Northampton Castle (now only remaining as a rebuilt postern gate in a wall outside the railway station and the hill on which it stood) was for many years one of the country's most important castles. The country's parliament sat here many times and Thomas Becket was imprisoned here until he escaped. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
• The Carlsberg UK brewery is located in the town. The Carlsberg Group (ˈkɑrlzbɚɡ is a large Brewing company founded in 1847 by J
• Delapre Abbey – former Cluniac nunnery, founded by Simon de Senlis - later the County Records Office and site of the second Battle of Northampton. Delapré Abbey (The Abbey of the meadow or more properly the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis, Northampton, was one of only two Cluniac nunneries built in The Abbey of Cluny (or Cluni, or Clugny, pronunciation klyˈni is an abbey in France. Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice The Battle of Northampton was a battle in the Wars of the Roses, which took place on 10 July, 1460.
• Queen Eleanor's body rested here on its way to London – and the nearby Queen Eleanor's cross commemorates this resting. For others known sometimes by same name see Leonora of Castile For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation The Eleanor crosses were 12 lavishly decorated stone monuments of which three survive intact in a line down part of the east of England. The Cross is also referred to in Daniel Defoe's a "Tour through the whole island of Great Britain" where he describes the Great Fire of Northampton, ". Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for . . a townsman being at Queen's Croos upon a hill on the south side of the town, about two miles off, saw the fire at one end of the town then newly begun, and that before he could get to the town it was burning at the remotest end, opposite where he first saw it. "
• Northampton Academy - The county's most expensive school, with a state of the art 27 million pound building. Darren Kahan was former head boy.
• Northampton School For Boys – one of the few state-funded single sex school for boys in England. Northampton School for Boys ( NSB) is a Secondary school in Northampton, England.
• The town's Greyfriars Bus Station, built in the 1970s to replace the old Derngate station, was featured on Channel 4's Demolition programme and was cited as the ugliest transport station in the UK, and it was suggested worthy of demolition. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Demolition is a 2005 television series from Channel 4, which can be seen as being the reverse of the BBC 's 2003 series Restoration
  

  Medieval cellars atNorthampton & County Club see Northampton's tunnels
• Northampton & County Club, established in 1873, was the old county hospital before becoming a private members' club; the cellars date are medieval. Northampton is a large Market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the County town

Other notable church buildings include: St Edmunds [closed in 1978, demolished 2007; the bells from which are now in Wellington Cathedral, New Zealand. The Wellington Cathedral of St Paul is the Cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Wellington and the seat of its Bishop of New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island ]; St Giles; St Matthew's (built 1893)[2]; Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate & St Thomas of Canterbury, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton and the seat of the Bishop of Northampton. Northampton Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Northampton, England. The Bishop of Northampton heads the Catholic Northampton Diocese, a suffragan see of the Province of Westminster, England

Twin towns

Marburg, Germany; Poitiers,France

Notable residents

Modern

• Composer William Alwyn (1905-1985) was born in the town. Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. William Alwyn, CBE, born William Alwyn Smith ( November 7, 1905 &ndash September 11, 1985) was an English Composer,
• Composer Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) was born in the town. Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006 was an English Composer and symphonist.
• Judy Carne, born Joyce Botterill on April 27, 1939 in the town, is an actress who may be best remembered for her introducing the phrase "Sock it to me!" while a regular on Laugh-In. Judy Carne (born Joyce Botterill on April 27, 1939 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) is an actress Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Comedian Alan Carr attended what is now Weston Favell School. Alan Carr (born 14 June 1976 is a TV presenter and stand-up comedian noted for his camp demeanour and Innuendo -based humour His father Graham Carr managed the Town's football club at the time.
• Scientist Francis Crick, born in the town in 1916, along with James D. Watson discovered the structure of DNA, and went on to win a Nobel Prize. Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 Ph Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature In December 2005, a public sculpture called Discovery by Lucy Glendinning was erected in Abington Street as a memorial to Crick [3]. Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 Ph
• Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Collins from Northampton and wrote about growing up in the town in his memoir Where Did It All Go Right?. Andrew Collins (born March 4 1965, Northampton) is an English journalist, scriptwriter and broadcaster
• Actress Joan Hickson, famous for playing Miss Marple, comes from Kingsthorpe. Joan Hickson OBE ( 5 August 1906 &ndash 17 October 1998) was an English actress of Theatre, Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Kingsthorpe was once a Northamptonshire village but is now a suburb to the north-west of the major town of Northampton.
• Birds of a Feather actress Lesley Joseph grew up in the town. Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1989 to 1998 Lesley Joseph (born 14 January 1946 in Northampton) is an English Actress and occasional Presenter of Radio and Television
• Actor Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from Red Dwarf) was also born in the town, and lived at 47 Booth Rise until the age of 13 (source: Anglian TV's Celebrity Going Home: Robert Llewellyn (2004))
• Writer Alan Moore, creator of V for Vendetta, Watchmen, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, is a lifelong resident of Northampton. Robert Llewellyn (born 10 March 1956 in Northampton, England) is an English actor presenter This is a list of characters from the TV Sitcom Red Dwarf. Major characters David Lister See also Dave Lister According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool Star, of the Main sequence, either late K Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed V for Vendetta is a ten-issue Comic book Watchmen is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a Comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill. His novel Voice of the Fire is a fictionalized history of the town. Voice of the Fire is the first novel from Alan Moore, acclaimed Comic book writer
• BBC radio presenter Anna Murby comes from the county.
• Nanette Newman, actress and author, was born in Northampton. Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author
• Des O'Connor lived in Northampton, worked at Church's for some years and played for the Cobblers (Northampton Town Football Club). Desmond Bernard O'Connor, CBE (born as Conrad Desmondson on 12 January 1932 is a well-known veteran English Television personality.
• Myrea Pettit, renowned fantasy artist of fairies, flowers and butterflies learned her craft in Northamptonshire. Myrea Pettit ( February 10, 1970 -) is a British Fantasy and Fairy artist and Illustrator born in Northampton A fairy (also fay, fey, fae, faerie; collectively wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants
• Jo Whiley, the BBC Radio 1 DJ was born in the town in 1965. Johanne "Jo" Whiley (born 4 July 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio DJ on BBC Radio 1, and a Television A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
• The late Delia Derbyshire, who was behind the original version of the Doctor Who theme tune, spent her final years in the town. Delia Ann Derbyshire ( 5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was a British musician and composer of Electronic music. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC.
• Blue Peter's Peter Purves lived in the nearby village of Cogenhoe. Peter Purves (born February 10, 1939) is an English Actor and Television presenter. Cogenhoe (pronounced Cook-know) is a village in the English midland county of Northamptonshire.
• Composer Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986) was born in the town. Edmund Rubbra ( Charles Edmund Duncan-Rubbra) ( 23 May 1901 &ndash 14 February 1986) was a British composer
• Professional wrestler Norman Smiley was born in the town. Norman Smiley (born February 28, 1965 in Southampton) is a British professional wrestler best known for his appearances in
• Nearby is Althorp, the country estate of Earl Spencer where Diana, Princess of Wales is buried. See also Althorpe, Lincolnshire. Althorp (ˈɔltrʌp is a country estate and Stately home in Northamptonshire, Earl Spencer is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created on 1 November 1765, along with the title Viscount Althorp, of Althorp Charles Spencer, the current and 9th Earl Spencer (b. Charles Edward Maurice Spencer 9th Earl Spencer, DL (born 20 May 1964) is the second and only surviving son of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer 1964) is her brother. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
• Walter Tull, Northampton Town FC player who became Britains first black army officer during the First World War. Walter Daniel John Tull ( 28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) Tull was the first black outfield player in the top division of the Football League World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• Television presenter Michael Underwood lives in the town. Michael Paul Underwood (born 1975 Northampton) is a British Television presenter who famously won a six week CBBC presenting contract on Gaby Roslin's He also attended what is now Weston Favell School.
• Marc Warren, who plays Danny Blue in the BBC's Hustle series, was born in Kingsthorpe. Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967) is an English Actor, probably best known for his role as Danny Blue in the 2004 British Hustle is a British television comedy-drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. Kingsthorpe was once a Northamptonshire village but is now a suburb to the north-west of the major town of Northampton.
• Stuart Pearson Wright award winning artist was born in Northampton in 1975. Stuart Pearson Wright (born 1975 Northampton) is an award winning English Artist who works mainly in Paint. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Historical

• Elizabeth Bowen, 20th century Anglo-Irish writer, lived here after her marriage. Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen (7 June 1899 &ndash 22 February 1973 was an Anglo-Irish novelist and short story writer
• Charles Bradlaugh, the famous radical MP, was a member for the town. Charles Bradlaugh ( 26 September 1833 – 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists
• Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)- a puritan poet later based in Massachusetts. Anne Bradstreet (c 1612 – September 16, 1672) was a writer and the first notable American poet and the first woman to be published in Colonial America The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• Alban Butler (1710-1773) - the author of Lives of the saints
• John Clare, the poet, was sectioned in the local madhouse, where he remained until his death in 1864. Alban Butler ( October 13, 1709 - St-Omer, France May 15, 1773) English Roman Catholic Priest John Clare ( 13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English Poet, in his time commonly known as "the Northamptonshire
• Errol Flynn acted in the Northampton Repertory Theatre between 1933 and 1935. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most
• Jerome K. Jerome, author of Three Men in a Boat and other works, died in Northampton in 1927. Jerome Klapka Jerome ( May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English writer and Humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog, published in 1889 is a humorous account by Jerome K
• Spencer Perceval was a local MP and Prime Minister. Spencer Perceval, KC (1 November 1762 &ndash 11 May 1812 was a British statesman and Prime Minister. He was shot in the House of Commons by assassin John Bellingham in 1812. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. John Bellingham (c 1769 &ndash 18 May 1812) was the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• Victorian cricketer and pioneer missionary Charles ("C.T.") Studd who played in the first Ashes test, was born at Spratton. Charles Thomas Studd was born 2 December 1860, Spratton, Northamptonshire, England and died 16 July 1931, Ibambi The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Spratton is a Village in the English county of Northamptonshire.

Musical

• Bauhaus (band)
• The Departure
• Mark Griffiths, bass player with Shadows, Cliff Richard, David Essex, Matthews Southern Comfort
• Faye Tozer, singer from pop group Steps
• James Chapman, Northampton-based musician with band Maps

Media

Newspapers published in the town

Circulation in the town and surrounding area up to ca 30mile radius

• The Chronicle and Echo (Daily, Monday-Saturday)^[9]

Free but town circulation only:

• The Mercury (Thursday)
• Northants on Sunday (Sunday)
• Herald and Post (Thursday)

Radio based in the town broadcasting county-wide:

• BBC Radio Northampton^[10]
• Northants 96

Regional TV news

• BBC Look East
• Anglia News. Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978 The Departure was an English Rock band from Northampton, formed in January 2004 Au Pair is currently a Television film Trilogy directed by Mark Griffiths Faye Louise Tozer (born Northampton, England, November 14, 1975) is a Theatre Actress and Singer who first Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 James Chapman may refer to James Chapman (explorer (1831-1872 James Chapman (author (born 1955 American novelist Maps is the recording name used by Northampton -based musician James Chapman. 2008}} Northants 96 is a local commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959.

Ca. 1999-2004, Northants TV (NTV) on cable and later terrestrial, showed local ads, sport, and limited local activities.

Film and TV

• Northampton was the town location in the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances from 1990-1995. Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom starring Patricia Routledge as eccentric social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket.
• Parts of the 2005 film Kinky Boots were made in Northampton and featured shots of the iconic statue that outside the Grosvenor Centre in the Town Centre and filming in the RE Tricker ^[11] shoe factory in St. Michaels Road (near the mounts/greyfriars bus station) represented the original factory, in Earls Barton. Earls Barton is a large village in Eastern Northamptonshire - it has a population of about 5353 people

American Cousins

Settlers from Northampton moved to the United States and set up various new towns there. As a result Northampton is a popular name for cities and towns in the United States:

• Northampton, Maryland
• Northampton, Massachusetts
• Northampton, New York (two locations)
• Northampton, North Carolina
• Northampton, Pennsylvania
• Northampton, Virginia
• Northampton Township, Pennsylvania

Trivia

• The Northampton Development Corporation produced a single that was released nationally by EMI, entitled 60 Miles by Road or Rail, by Linda Jardim (who was also a vocalist on Buggles's Video Killed the Radio Star) in an attempt to generate publicity for the growing town. Northampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Northampton is the name of some places in the US state of New York: Northampton Fulton County New York Northampton Suffolk Northampton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Northampton County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. Northampton Township is the name of some places in the US state of Pennsylvania: Northampton Township Bucks County Pennsylvania The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Buggles (the official version of the band name used on their albums singles and publicity material omits the definite article were a New Wave band formed in 1977 consisting " Video Killed the Radio Star " is a song by the British New Wave group Buggles released in 1979 Sixty miles is the approximate distance from the town to London, which many people commute to. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work The B-side was Energy in Northampton, about extraterrestrials choosing Northampton as a landing site. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. Strangely, neither song took the charts by storm, but for those interested and unable to obtain a copy on eBay, the A side is still played daily in the town's museum.
• Residents of the town are known as Northamptonians.

References

See also

• Districts of Northampton

External links

• Northampton Borough Council
• Northamptonshire County Council
• The University of Northampton website
• Northampton with Vision
• 78 Derngate website
• Election Maps
• Northampton in old postcards
• Polish community in Northampton UK
• Northampton Landmarks
• History of Northampton's Theatres and Cinemas

• Northampton is at coordinates 52°14′14″N 0°53′46″W / 52.237211, -0.896028 (Northampton)Coordinates: 52°14′14″N 0°53′46″W / 52.237211, -0.896028 (Northampton)

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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