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Northampton: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Northampton in the United Kingdom.

• Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England.
• It is about 67 miles (108 km) north-west of London and around 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham.
• Northampton lies on the River Nene.
• The district's population is 200,100 and its population is 189,474.
• Northampton is the 21st-largest settlement in England, and the UK's 3rd-largest town without official city status after Reading and Dudley.
• It is the most populous district in England that is not a unitary authority, a status it failed to obtain in the 1990s local government reform.
• Northampton's population has increased greatly since the 1960s, largely due to planned expansion under the New Towns Commission in the early 1960s.
• It was a major centre of shoemaking and other leather industries.
• Northampton had a large Jewish population in the 13th century, centered around Gold Street.
• Its growth was accelerated in the 19th century, first by the Grand Union Canal, which reached the town in 1815 and later the coming of the railways.
• Northampton is the terminus of an arm of the Grand Union Canal.
• The arm connects to the River Nene and from that to the River Great Ouse and the North Sea.
• Northampton's closest towns are Wellingborough, Daventry and Towcester.