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Castle Ashby, NorthamptonshireCastle Ashby, Northamptonshire
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Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands. It covers 2,364 sq km (913 sq mi) and has a population of 685,000 (2011 estimate). The county town is Northampton.

Northamptonshire is bordered by Rutland to the north, Leicestershire to the northwest, Warwickshire to the west, Oxfordshire to the south, Buckinghamshire to the southeast, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the east, and a 19-meter (21 yard) boundary (the shortest country boundary) with Lincolnshire to the northeast.

None of the towns in Northamptonshire has city status, including the county town Northampton, which is the third largest town in the United Kingdom without city status, after Reading and Dudley.

Northamptonshire experiences a maritime climate. The summers here are cool while the winters mild. August is the warmest month here, when the average high temperature reaches 23°C (73°F) while January is the coldest, with average lows of 2°C (36°F).

Towns in Northamptonshire

Places of Interest in Northamptonshire

  1. 78 Derngate Museum
  2. Althorp
  3. Barnwell Country Park
  4. Barnwell Manor
  5. Billing Aquadrome
  6. Borough Hill Daventry
  7. Boughton House
  8. Blisworth tunnel
  9. Brackley
  10. Brampton Valley Way
  11. Brixworth Country Park
  12. Burghley House
  13. Canons Ashby House
  14. Castle Ashby
  15. Coton Manor Garden
  16. Cottesbrooke Hall
  17. Daventry Country Park
  18. Deene Park
  19. Delapré Abbey
  20. Easton Neston
  21. Elton Hall
  22. Fermyn Woods Country Park
  23. Fotheringhay Castle & Church
  24. Franklin's Gardens
  25. Geddington's Eleanor cross
  26. Holdenby House
  27. Irchester Country Park
  28. Jurassic Way
  29. Kelmarsh Hall
  30. Kirby Hall
  31. Knuston Hall
  32. Lamport Hall
  33. lilford Hall
  34. Lyveden New Bield
  35. Pitsford Reservoir
  36. Prebendal Manor House, Nassington
  37. Naseby Field
  38. Northampton Cathedral
  39. Northampton & Lamport Railway
  40. Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway
  41. Roadmender, Northampton
  42. Rockingham Castle
  43. Rockingham Forest
  44. Rockingham Motor Speedway
  45. Rushden Hall
  46. Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
  47. Rushden Station Railway Museum
  48. Rushton Triangular Lodge
  49. Salcey Forest
  50. Silverstone Circuit
  51. Southwick Hall
  52. Stanwick Lakes
  53. Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum Museum
  54. Sulgrave Manor
  55. Summer Leys Nature Reserve
  56. Syresham
  57. Sywell Country Park
  58. The Castle Theatre
  59. Watford Locks
  60. Wellingborough Museum Museum
  61. Whittlewood Forest
  62. Wicksteed Park Themepark

Swiss Lodge, Althrop Park, NorthamptonshireSwiss Lodge, Althrop Park, Northamptonshire
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Apethorpe Hall, Apethorpe, NorthamptonshireApethorpe Hall, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire
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Unlike other parts of Britain, there are quite few prehistoric artifacts to suggest human habitation in Northamptonshire. We do know that the Hallstatt culture appeared in the area around 500 BC, introduced by people from the continent. This led to the construction of a number of hill-forts in the area.

Northamptonshire was inhabited by the Catuvellaauni, a Belgic tribe, around the 1st century BC. Then in 43 AD, the Romans conquered the area. They built a Roman road that passed through the county. There was also a Roman settlement called Lactodorum on the site of present-day Towcester.

The Triangular Lodge, Rushton, NorthamptonshireThe Triangular Lodge, Rushton, Northamptonshire
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When the Romans pulled out of the area, Northampton became part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia, which embraced Christianity in AD 654. It was conquered by the Danes in 889, and recaptured by the English in 917. Northamptonshire was first mentioned on record in 1011 as Hamtunscire.

Northamptonshire was the ancestral homeland of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. His great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Lawrence Washington, was the mayor of Northampton for a number of times.

All Saint's Church and Manor House in Braunston, NorthamptonshireAll Saint's Church and Manor House in Braunston, Northamptonshire
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The Industrial Revolution descended on Northamptonshire in the 18th century onwards. The area became a centre for the shoemaking industry. In addition, a large ironstone quarry was opened in 1850 in northern Northamptonshire while in 1930, the town of Corby became a major steel manufacturing centre. Until the industries were established, Northamptonshire used to boast the healthiest and freshest air in England.

Visiting Northamptonshire

You can reach Northamptonshire by taking a train from London Euston to Northampton. The fare is £22.80 for a one-way ticket while the return ticket costs (surprise) only £22.90. The train station is just a short walking distance from the Northampton city centre.

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