Franklin’s Gardens
Franklin's Gardens is a purpose-built rugby stadium in Northampton, England. It is the home stadium of Northampton Saints and Loughborough Lightning. The stadium holds 15,249 people.Photo: David Jones, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Stadium
- Description: rugby union venue in Northampton, England
- Also known as: “cinch Stadium” and “Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton Saints”
- Address: Weedon Road, Northampton, NN5 5BG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Lift Tower and Northampton railway station.
National Lift Tower
Tower
Photo: Timffl, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The National Lift Tower is a lift-testing tower built by the Express Lift Company off Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980 and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 November 1982. National Lift Tower is situated 610 feet southwest of Franklin’s Gardens.
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 railway station is situated 3,000 feet east of Franklin’s Gardens.
Sixfields Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Dwadfish, Public domain.
Sixfields Stadium is an 8,203-capacity all-seater sports stadium in the Sixfields area on the west side of Northampton, England. It has been the home ground of Northampton Town Football Club following their move from the County Ground in October 1994. Sixfields Stadium is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Franklin’s Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dallington and Abington.
Dallington
Suburb
Photo: Kokai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dallington is an area about 1.5 miles northwest of the centre of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England.
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. Abington is situated 2½ miles east of Franklin’s Gardens.
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. Hardingstone is situated 2½ miles southeast of Franklin’s Gardens.
Franklin’s Gardens
- Categories: rugby union venue, rugby, recreation area, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2395° or 52° 14′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.91973° or 0° 55′ 11″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
9C4X63QJ+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 61186872OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
sport=rugby_unionGeoNames ID
8449414Wikidata ID
Q626464
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Franklin’s Gardens” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Franklin’s Gardens”
- French: “Franklin’s Gardens”
- French: “Franklins Gardens”
- German: “Franklin’s Gardens”
- Italian: “cinch Stadium”
- Italian: “Franklin’s Gardens”
- Italian: “franklins gardens”
- Italian: “Franklins Gardens”
- Japanese: “フランクリンズ・ガーデンズ”
- Lithuanian: “Franklin’s Gardens stadionas”
- Portuguese: “Franklin’s Gardens”
- Serbian: “Френклин’с Гарденс”
- Spanish: “Franklin’s Gardens”
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