Northampton
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.251, -0.877 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 76 62 |
| Population: | 245,899 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 |
Northampton sits in West Northamptonshire in the heart of England, straddling the winding River Nene. It has a long medieval core, a market tradition centred on the Market Square and the footprint of a Norman castle; the town also figured in national history with the 1460 battle of the Wars of the Roses and a great fire in the 17th century. For much of the 19th and 20th centuries it was famous for shoemaking and leatherwork, traces of which survive in museum collections and street names.
Today Northampton mixes historic streets and parks such as Abington Park with modern regeneration, a growing logistics and service economy and a lively cultural scene anchored by venues like Royal & Derngate and the University of Northampton. The town feels socially diverse, with regular markets, festivals and ongoing investment reshaping the centre while keeping visible links to its industrial and civic past.
Postcode districts covering Northampton
NN1, NN2, NN3, NN4, NN5, NN6, NN7
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Northampton 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bedford 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Rugby 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Kettering 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Kettering Town 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Corby 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Wellingborough 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Bletchley 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Banbury 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Rushden 12.1 miles19.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Abington and Phippsville Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- St. George Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Headlands Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Castle Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Kingsthorpe South Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Northampton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Boothville and Parklands Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kingsthorpe Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Delapre and Rushmere Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Riverside Park Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Kingsthorpe North Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Northampton
NN3 3AP, NN3 2LZ, NN3 3YG, NN5 7EB, NN3 5JY, NN3 6JB, NN2 7JD, NN1 9NR, NN5 5DP … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Birmingham International Airport 39.4 miles63.3 km
- Northampton Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Wellingborough Railway Station 9.2 miles14.8 km
Hotels in Northampton Ad
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4
- Plough Hotel 4
- Mercure Northampton 4
- Sunley Hotel 4
- The Quays by Greene King Inns 3
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2
- The Langham Hotel
- Oscar Lodge 3
- Westone Manor Hotel 3
Schools in Northampton
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- Barry Primary School Primary
- Billing Brook Special School Special
- Boothville Primary School Primary
- Bosworth Independent School Independent - secondary
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Cambian Northampton School Independent - special
- Castle Academy Primary
- Cedar Road Primary School Primary
- Earl Spencer Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Academy Primary
- Fairfields School Special
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication Special
- Headlands Primary School Primary
- Kings Heath Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Meadow School Special
- Kingsley Primary School Primary
- Lings Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 10 miles16.2 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 12 miles19.3 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Nene Park Stadium 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Lovel Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.4 km