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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northampton railway station and Northampton Cathedral.
Northampton railway station
Railway station
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
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 County Ground is a cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington area of Northampton, England. It is home to Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, and was used by Northampton Town F.C. from 1897 to 1994.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardingstone and Abington.
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.
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.
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″ northLongitude
-0.8812° or 0° 52′ 52″ westPopulation
225,000Elevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
9C4X64M9+QGGeoNames ID
2641431
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