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| Status | Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county |
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| Region | East Midlands |
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Ranked 24th 2,364 km² (913 sq mi) Ranked 22nd |
| Admin HQ | Northampton |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-NTH |
| ONS code | 34 |
| NUTS 3 | UKF23 |
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| Population - Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density - Admin. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume council |
Ranked 33rd 669,300 283/km² (733/sq mi) Ranked 16th |
| Ethnicity | 95. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 1% White 2. 0% S. Asian 1. 2% Black British. |
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 Northamptonshire County Council http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/ |
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Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or N'hants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Peter William Bone (born 19 October 1952) is a British Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament for The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Timothy Eric Boswell, known as Tim Boswell, (born 2 December 1942) is a British Politician, and is the Conservative The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 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. Philip Thomas Hollobone (born November 7, 1964) is a British Politician and is both a Conservative Member of Parliament The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Philip Ian "Phil" Hope BEd ( Exon) (born April 19, 1955) is a British Politician as is the Labour and Co-operative 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 The Co-operative Party is a democratic socialist Political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative 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 South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market The Daventry district is a large local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. Wellingborough is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. Kettering is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. Main Towns There are six towns in the district Rushden is by far the largest with a population of 25849 The counties of England are territorial divisions of England for the purposes of administrative political and geographical demarcation 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 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population It has borders with Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire (including the Borough of Milton Keynes), Oxfordshire, and Lincolnshire (England's shortest county boundary: 19 metres). Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The Borough of Milton Keynes is a Unitary authority and Borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. The county town is Northampton. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market
Northamptonshire has often been called the county of "squires and spires" due to its wide variety of historic buildings and country houses. In Feudal or Medieval times a squire was a Man-at-arms in the service of a Knight, often as his Apprentice. A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building particularly a church Tower. The county has also been described as "England's Pancreas", most notably by the popular presenter Alan Titchmarsh in has 2007 series The Nature of Britain. Alan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL (born 2 May 1949 is an English broadcaster particularly famous in the field of Gardening programmes on UK The Nature of Britain is a Nature documentary series made for British television by the BBC Natural History Unit. This is due to its shape and location within the UK, and because it is regularly overlooked, especially compared to neighbouring Warwickshire, known as "The Heart of England". Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to
Northamptonshire's county flower is the Cowslip. In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas Primula veris ( Cowslip; Syn Primula officinalis Hill) is a Flowering plant in the Genus Primula
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Geography
By the standards of the English Midlands, Northamptonshire is an upland county. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. It includes the watershed between the Severn and The Wash. For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin The Wash is the square-mouthed Estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire Several important rivers have their sources in the north west of the county, these include the River Nene (to The Wash) and the "Warwickshire Avon" (to the Severn). The River Nene is a River in the east of England that rises from three sources in the English County of Northamptonshire. The River Avon or Avon is a River in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, In the 1820s it was boasted that "not a single brook, however insignificant, flows into it from any other district". The highest point in the county is nevertheless the modest Arbury Hill at 225 m (738 ft). Arbury Hill, at 225 m (738 ft) is the highest point in the English county of Northamptonshire.
Northampton is the largest town in the county, with a population of 194,122. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market This is followed by Kettering (51,063), Corby (49,222), Wellingborough (46,959 ), Rushden (25,849) and Daventry (22,367). 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. 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. Daventry (ˈdævəntri or ˈdeɪntɹɪ is a Market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22367 (2001 Census) Most of the county's population is concentrated in a central north–south band which includes the four largest towns (corresponding to districts 2, 4, 5 & 6 on the map). The west (districts 1 & 3) and east (district 7) are predominantly rural with small towns and many villages. Northamptonshire is a long, thin county (more so with the Soke of Peterborough), running from south-west to north-east. The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered
Places
These are the main settlements in Northamptonshire with a town charter, a population over 5,000, or otherwise notable. For a complete list of settlements see List of places in Northamptonshire
- Brackley, Braunston, Brixworth,
- Corby
- Daventry, Desborough
- Kettering
- Long Buckby
- Naseby, Northampton
- Oundle
- Pitsford
- Raunds, Rothwell, Rushden
- Silverstone
- Towcester, Thrapston
- Weedon Bec, Wellingborough
Peterborough
The Soke of Peterborough was historically associated with Northamptonshire, as the county diocese is focused upon the cathedral there. This is a list of places in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Brackley is a Town in south Northamptonshire, England. In the 2001 census Brackley had a population of 13331 Braunston is a Village and Civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Brixworth is a large Village and Civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. Daventry (ˈdævəntri or ˈdeɪntɹɪ is a Market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22367 (2001 Census) Desborough is a Town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Communities and through this has links Kettering is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, UK. It is the main town within the Borough of Kettering. Long Buckby is a Village and Civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, situated midway between Northampton and Rugby. Naseby is a small village in the District of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market Oundle is an ancient Market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5345 (2001 Census) Pitsford is a Village in the Daventry district of the Non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. Raunds is a small Market town in rural Northamptonshire, England. Rothwell is a Market town in Northamptonshire. It is near to the town of Desborough and the larger town of Kettering. Rushden is a town in England in the county of Northamptonshire. This article refers to the village For the motor racing circuit see Silverstone Circuit. Towcester (ˈtoʊstɚ the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. Thrapston is a small Town in Northamptonshire, England. It is the headquarters of the East Northamptonshire district and in 2001 had a population Weedon Bec is a large Village and parish in the district of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. Wellingborough is a Town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton and eight miles south The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered However, it had its own county council, and in 1965 was merged with the neighbouring small county of Huntingdonshire. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam Under the Local Government Act 1972 the city of Peterborough became a district of Cambridgeshire. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales 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 History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate
History
Main article History of Northamptonshire
Pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples settled in the region, and there are some traces of Roman settlements and roads. At some time in the 7th century the district which is now Northamptonshire suffered a simultaneous invasion by the West Saxons from the south and the Anglian Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Most notably the Watling Street passed through the county, and there was an important Roman settlement called Lactodorum on the site of modern-day Towcester. Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern Towcester (ˈtoʊstɚ the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. There were other Roman settlements at the site of Northampton, and along the Nene Valley near Raunds. The River Nene is a River in the east of England that rises from three sources in the English County of Northamptonshire. Raunds is a small Market town in rural Northamptonshire, England.
After the Romans left, the area became part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and Northampton functioned as an administrative centre. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. The area was overrun by the Danes (Vikings) in the 9th century and briefly became part of the Danelaw, but was later re-claimed by the Saxons. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: Consequently, it is one of the few counties in England to have both Saxon and Danish town-names and settlements.
The county was first recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (1011), as Hamtunscire: the scire (shire) of Hamtun (the homestead). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. A shire is an Administrative division of Great Britain and Australia. The "North" was added to distinguish Northampton from the other important Hamtun further south: Southampton.
Later, Rockingham Castle was built for William the Conqueror and was used as a Royal fortress until Elizabethan times. Rockingham Castle formerly a royal castle and hunting lodge now the family home of the Saunders Watson family in Rockingham Forest on the northern edge of the English William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era The now-ruined Fotheringhay castle was used to imprison Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution. Fotheringhay is a village in Northamptonshire, England four miles north east of Oundle and around ten miles west of Peterborough. In 1460, during the Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Northampton took place and King Henry VI was captured. 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 The Battle of Northampton was a battle in the Wars of the Roses, which took place on 10 July, 1460. 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
During the English Civil War Northamptonshire strongly supported the Parliamentarian cause, and the Royalist forces suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Naseby in 1645 in the north of the county. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. " Roundheads " was the Nickname given to the Puritan supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War ( 1642 &ndash 1651 The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. King Charles I was later imprisoned at Holdenby House. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Holdenby House is a historic Country house in Northamptonshire, traditionally pronounced and sometimes spelt Holmby.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, parts of Northamptonshire became industrialized. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one Northampton and its surrounding areas, gained a sizeable shoe making and leather industry and by the end of the nineteenth century it was almost definitely the boot and shoe making capital of the world. 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 And in the north of the county a large ironstone quarrying industry developed. Ironstone is a fine-grained heavy and compact Sedimentary rock. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted In the 20th century, during the 1930s, the town of Corby was established as a major centre of the steel industry. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Much of Northamptonshire nevertheless remains largely rural.
After the Second World War Northampton and Corby were designated as new towns. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically As of 2005 the government is encouraging development in the South Midlands area, including Kettering and Corby. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The South Midlands is an area of England. The term is not widely used and it is not one of the English administative regions.
George Washington, the first President of the United States of America, was born in to the Washington family who had migrated to America from Northamptonshire in the 1600s. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the George Washington's great-great-great-great-great grandfather Lawrence Washington, was Mayor of Northampton on several occasions and it was he who bought Sulgrave Manor from Henry VIII in 1539. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of It was George Washington's great-grandfather, John Washington, who emigrated from Northants to Virginia in 1656 where he married an American woman Anne Pope and together they had four children, the second being Lawrence (the grandfather of George Washington) and with their children they began the American lineage of the Washingtons. Before George Washington's ancestors had settled in Northants, they lived in northern England. It was Lawrence Washington (born 1500) who moved from Warton, Lancashire to Sulgrave, Northamptonshire. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The earliest ancestor of George Washington to be traced back to is William de Hertburn, who had settled in the town of Washington in the North East, in 1180 and as was customery at the time, he took the name of his estate (Washington).
Politics
National representation
Northamptonshire returns six members of Parliament. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Following the 2005 general election, four MPs belong to the Conservative Party, while the other two represent the Labour Party. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party 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
Local government
Like most English shire counties, Northamptonshire has a two-tier structure of local government. Local government in the United Kingdom is arranged into four different systems with one each for England Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales The county has an elected county council based in Northampton, and is also divided into seven districts each with their own district councils. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England.
These districts are: Corby, Daventry district, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, Wellingborough (see map). Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. The Daventry district is a large local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. Main Towns There are six towns in the district Rushden is by far the largest with a population of 25849 Kettering is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Wellingborough is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. The district council offices for East Northamptonshire are based in Thrapston, and those for South Northamptonshire are based in Towcester. Thrapston is a small Town in Northamptonshire, England. It is the headquarters of the East Northamptonshire district and in 2001 had a population Towcester (ˈtoʊstɚ the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. Northamptonshire also has a large number of civil parishes. This is a list of Civil parishes in Northamptonshire, England.
Until 2005, Northamptonshire County Council, for which each of the 73 electoral divisions in the county elects a single councillor, had been held by the Labour Party since 1993; before then it had been under no overall control since 1981. An electoral division may be a Constituency Ward (electoral division Within the context of Local councils of the United Kingdom the term No Overall Control (abbreviated to NOC refers to a situation in which no single party achieves Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The councils of the rural districts – Daventry, East Northamptonshire, and South Northamptonshire – are strongly Conservative, whereas composition in the urban districts is more mixed. At the 2003 local elections, Labour lost control of Kettering, Northampton, and Wellingborough, retaining only Corby. Elections for the entire County Council are held every four years – the last were held on 5 May 2005 when control of the County Council changed from the Labour Party to the Conservatives. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The County Council uses a leader and cabinet executive system and has recently (from April 2006) abolished its area committees. Many large Local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the
Northampton itself is somewhat unusual in being the most populous urban district in England not to be administered as a unitary authority (even though several smaller districts are unitary). 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 During the 1990s local government reform, Northampton Borough Council petitioned strongly for unitary status, which led to fractured relations with the County Council. The structure of Local government in the United Kingdom underwent large changes in the 1990s
Northamptonshire is policed by Northamptonshire Police, and is covered by Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. Northamptonshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service covering the county of Northamptonshire in the English East Midlands
Before 1974, the Soke of Peterborough was considered part of Northamptonshire for ceremonial purposes, although it had had a separate county council since the 19th century, and separate Quarter Sessions courts before then. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies The Courts of Quarter Sessions or Quarter Sessions were periodic courts held in each County and County borough in England and Wales until The City of Peterborough is now part of the county of Cambridgeshire. 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 History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Northamptonshire at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[1] | Agriculture[2] | Industry[3] | Services[4] |
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| 1995 | 6,139 | 112 | 2,157 | 3,870 |
| 2000 | 9,743 | 79 | 3,035 | 6,630 |
| 2003 | 10,901 | 90 | 3,260 | 7,551 |
Northamptonshire has some nationally important companies. Historically, it is home to footwear manufacturing companies. The Dr. Martens company in the UK is based in Wollaston near Wellingborough, where the boots used to be made. For the ITV Comedy/Drama series click here Dr Martens is a Footwear, clothing and accessories brand and the footwear products are most often known Weetabix is made at Burton Latimer near Kettering. Weetabix is a Wheat -based Breakfast cereal produced by Weetabix Limited. Burton Latimer is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population in 2001 of 6740 Carlsberg is brewed in Northampton. The Carlsberg Group (ˈkɑrlzbɚɡ is a large Brewing company founded in 1847 by J Daventry has many distribution centres.
Education
Northamptonshire operates a complete comprehensive system with 30 state secondary schools and 4 independent schools. There are no selective schools.
Northamptonshire boasts an extensive music and performing arts service that provides peripatetic music teaching to schools in the area. Northamptonshire, England, has an extensive music and performing arts service to provide instrumental music lessons in local schools It also supports 15 local Saturday morning music and performing arts centres around the county as well as providing a range of county level music groups.
The only university in Northamptonshire is The University of Northampton, a medium-sized University with 10,000 students and two Northampton-based campuses just 2. The University of Northampton is a University in Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK. 5 miles apart. It offers hundreds of courses to meet all needs and interests from foundation and undergraduate level to postgraduate, professional and doctoral qualifications. Subjects include traditional arts, humanities and sciences subjects, as well as more modern subjects such as entrepreneurship, product design or advertising.
Transport
The gap in the hills at Watford Gap meant that many southeast to northwest routes passed through Northamptonshire. This article is about Watford Gap and village For the larger town 80 km (50 miles south see Watford, Hertfordshire. The Roman Road Watling Street (now part of the A5) passed through here, as did later canals, railways and major roads. Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern
Roads
Major roads such as the M1 motorway and the A14 provide Northamptonshire with valuable transport links, both north–south and east–west. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where The A43 joins the M1 to the M40, passing through the south of the county to the Junction west of Brackley. The former steelworks town of Corby is now home to large areas of warehousing and distribution companies. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of Marketing mix.
Rivers and Canals
See also: Rivers in Northamptonshire
Two major canals – the Oxford and the Grand Union – join in the county at Braunston. The Oxford Canal is a 78 mile (130 km long narrow Canal in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Braunston is a Village and Civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Notable features include a flight of 17 locks on the Grand Union at Rothersthorpe, the canal museum at Stoke Bruerne, and a tunnel at Blisworth which, at 3076 yards (2813 m), is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network. A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum, part of the National Waterways Museum, is a Canal Museum located next to the Grand Union Canal just south of the Stoke Bruerne is a small pictureque village in South Northamptonshire, England about north of Milton Keynes and south of Northampton. Blisworth Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England between the villages of Stoke Bruerne (southern
A branch of the Grand Union Canal connects to the River Nene in Northampton and has been upgraded to a "wide canal" in places and is known as the Nene Navigation. The River Nene is a River in the east of England that rises from three sources in the English County of Northamptonshire. It is famous for its guillotine locks.
For last five years Northamptonshire County Council is in partnership with WS Atkins, Europe's largest Engineering Consultants to manage and maintain all highways functions.
Railways
Two trunk railway routes, the West Coast Main Line and the Midland Main Line traverse the county. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where Daventry (ˈdævəntri or ˈdeɪntɹɪ is a Market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22367 (2001 Census) The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. At its peak, Northamptonshire had 75 railway stations. It now has only five, at Northampton and Long Buckby (on the WCML), Kettering and Wellingborough (on the Midland Main Line), along with King's Sutton, which is a matter of yards from the boundary with Oxfordshire on the London-Banbury line. Northampton (Castle railway station is the Railway station that serves Northampton and parts of the south of Northamptonshire in England Long Buckby railway station is a small Railway station that serves the village of Long Buckby in Northamptonshire, England. Kettering railway station is to the south-west of the Kettering town centre in Northamptonshire, England. Wellingborough railway station serves the town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. King's Sutton is a village and Civil parish in the west of Northamptonshire in England near to the River Cherwell that forms the boundary thereabouts The Chiltern Main Line is an intercity regional and commuter main line Railway in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system.
Corby is one of the largest towns in Britain without a railway station. A railway runs through the town (from Kettering to Oakham in Rutland), but is currently used only by freight traffic and occasional diverted passenger trains (which do not call). Oakham is the County town of Rutland, England. It lies east from Leicester, and has a Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by The line through Corby was once part of a main line to Nottingham via Melton Mowbray but the stretch between Melton and Nottingham was closed in 1968. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. In the 1980s, an experimental passenger shuttle service was tried between Corby and Kettering, but this was proved unsuccessful. A bus link operated by East Midland Trains provides access to Corby from Kettering station. As of 2005, there are plans to build a new station in Corby – one providing direct access to St Pancras in London and not just a branch line service to Kettering, but these are not yet off the ground. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Northamptonshire was hit hard by the Beeching Axe in the 1960s, with stations such as Towcester's being slowly left to rot. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system Find out more at [1] One of the most notable closures was that of the line connecting Northampton to Peterborough by way of Wellingborough, Thrapston, and Oundle. 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 Thrapston is a small Town in Northamptonshire, England. It is the headquarters of the East Northamptonshire district and in 2001 had a population Oundle is an ancient Market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5345 (2001 Census) Its closure left eastern Northamptonshire devoid of railways. Part of this route has been re-opened as the Nene Valley Railway, with a small section of line, and the station at Yarwell junction being within Northamptonshire. The Nene Valley Railway (NVR is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Yarwell is a village on the River Nene in the extreme east of the English county of Northamptonshire near the border with Cambridgeshire.
A section of one of the closed lines, the Northampton to Market Harborough line, is now the Northampton & Lamport heritage railway, while the route as a whole forms a part of the National Cycle Network, as the Brampton Valley Way. Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom. The Brampton Valley Way is a linear park based on the former railway line in England.
As early as 1897 Northamptonshire had its own putative Channel Tunnel rail link with the creation of the Great Central Railway, which was intended to connect to a tunnel under the English Channel. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with The Great Central Railway ( GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed Although the complete project never came to fruition, the rail link through Northamptonshire was constructed, and had stations at Charwelton, Woodford Halse, Helmdon, and Brackley. Charwelton is a Village and Civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. Woodford Halse is a Village in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire in England, and is situated about 10 miles (16 km south-west of Helmdon is a village in the district of South Northamptonshire in the English county of Northamptonshire. Brackley is a Town in south Northamptonshire, England. In the 2001 census Brackley had a population of 13331 It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 (and of British Railways in 1948) before its closure in 1966.
Before nationalization of the railways in 1948 and the creation of British Railways), Northamptonshire was home to three of the "Big Four" railway companies; the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, London and North Eastern Railway and Great Western Railway. Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" London Midland for the new (2007 railway company The London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS) was a British Railway company The The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Only the Southern Railway was not represented. The Southern Railway (SR was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. Post nationalisation, it is served by Virgin, London Midland, Chiltern Railways and East Midland Trains. London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. Chiltern Railways is a train operating company in England. It was formed by the Privatisation of British Rail in 1996 and operates mainline passenger So from having 75 stations in 1948 and three operators it has 5 stations with four operators.
Buses
Most buses are operated by Stagecoach or First group Some town area routes have been named like the Corby Star or Connect Wellingborough. For other meanings see Stagecoach (disambiguation. A stagecoach (also called diligence) is a type of four-wheeled enclosed Unusally the networks have a letter of the route like the W1, W2, W3, W4, W5 and so on.
Media
The two main newspapers in the county are the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph and the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Northamptonshire has a local BBC radio station, BBC Radio Northampton, which broadcasts on two FM frequencies – 104. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that 2 MHz for the south and west of the county (including Northampton and surrounding area) and 103. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market 6 MHz for the north of the county (including Kettering and Corby). 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. There are three commercial radio stations. Northants 96 (96. 2008}} Northants 96 is a local commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. 6 MHz FM) is part of GCap Media, whilst AM station Classic Gold (1557 kHz) also forms part of a national network. GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group The former Kettering and Corby Broadcasting Company (KCBC) station originally broadcast on 1530 (later 1584) kHz AM before eventually moving to 107. 4 MHz FM. Its studios and FM frequency are still in use following a merger with Wellingborough-based Connect FM which now broadcasts on 97. 2 and 107. 4 MHz.
National digital radio is also available in Northamptonshire, though coverage is limited. Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB) also known as Eureka 147, is a Digital radio technology for Broadcasting Radio stations used in As of 2005 a multiplex for local DAB stations had yet to be set up.
In regional radio and television terms, the county is not usually considered as part of the East Midlands; unusually, it is associated with East Anglia, being part of the BBC East region and the Anglia Television region of ITV, the latter having an office adjacent to BBC Radio Northampton in Abington Street, Northampton. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. BBC East is the BBC English Region that produces local Television and Radio programmes for Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent These services are broadcast from the Sandy Heath transmitter. Sandy Heath transmitter is a television broadcast station located between Sandy Bedfordshire and Potton near the B1042
Sport
- Football
Northamptonshire is home to a number of football teams, the most prominent being the professional sides Northampton Town F.C. of League One and Rushden & Diamonds F.C., who are in the Blue Square Premier (aka Conference). 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. 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 Rushden & Diamonds FC is a professional football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. Other teams include Kettering Town F.C., who play in the Blue Square North (aka Conference North), though having been higher. Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Kettering. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place Wellingborough Town F.C. claims to be the sixth oldest club in the country. Wellingborough Town FC is a football Club based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England.
- Rugby Union
Northamptonshire is more successful in rugby union, though its premier team, Northampton Saints, was relegated from the Guinness Premiership (the highest league) at the end of the 2006/07 season. 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 English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league competition for Rugby though they were promoted back in the following season.
- Cricket
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is presently in Division Two of the County Championship. 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 The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. Northamptonshire Cricket Club has recently signed overseas professionals such as Sourav Ganguly. Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (সৌরভ গাঙ্গুলী ( (born 8 July 1972 is an Indian Cricketer and former former captain of the Indian national
- Motor Sport
Silverstone has a major motor racing circuit, notably used for the British Grand Prix. This article refers to the village For the motor racing circuit see Silverstone Circuit. Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 Rockingham Speedway near Corby is the largest stadium in the UK with 130,000 seats. Rockingham Motor Speedway is a Motor racing circuit near Rockingham and Corby in Northamptonshire, England. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. It is a US-style elliptical racing circuit (the largest of its kind outside of the US), and is used extensively for all kinds of Motor Racing events.
Places of interest
- See also: Category:Visitor attractions in Northamptonshire
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Annual events
- British Grand Prix at Silverstone
- Burghley Horse Trials
- Crick Boat Show
- Hollowell Steam Rally
- Northampton Balloon Festival
- Rothwell Fair
- Rushden Cavalcade
- St Crispin Street Fair
Colleges
- Fletton House
- Grendon Hall
- Knuston Hall
- Moulton College
- Tresham College
- The Northampton College
- Northampton New College
- Huxlow Science College
Universities
See also
- People from Northamptonshire
- History of Northamptonshire
External links
- 1894/5 description
- Northants Forum
- Local Theatre in Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire History Website
- Northamptonshire Tourism Website
Dictionary
Northamptonshire
-proper noun
- An midland county of England bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.
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