Northampton

Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire, and is one of the largest settlements in the UK that is not a city after Reading and Dudley. It is about halfway between the cities of Birmingham and London.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northampton railway station and Northampton Cathedral.

Northampton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Northampton railway station serves the market town of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the Northampton Loop of the West Coast Main Line and is located 65 miles 68 chains from London Euston.

Northampton Cathedral

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Thomas is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Northampton, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Northampton and mother church of the Diocese of Northampton which covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and part of Berkshire north of the River Thames.

County Cricket Ground, Northampton

Stadium

Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The cinch County Ground, historically known as the County Ground and also known as Wantage Road, is a cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington area of Northampton, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abington and Hardingstone.

Abington

Suburb

Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.

Abington is a district of the town of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 2 miles east of the town centre.

Hardingstone

Village

Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hardingstone is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It is on the southern edge of Northampton, and now forms a suburb of the town. It is about 1 mile from the town centre.

Northampton

Type: Locality with 225,000 residents
Location: West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2344° or 52° 14′ 4″ north

Longitude

-0.8812° or 0° 52′ 52″ west

Population

225,000

Elevation

226 feet (69 metres)

Open location code

9C4X64M9+QG

GeoNames ID

2641431

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