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Northampton, the county town of Northamptonshire, is a large market town in East Midlands, England. It is situated on the River Nene, about 108 km (67 mi) to the northwest of London. The town covers 80.76 sq km (31,18 sq mi) and has a population of 213,000 people (2012 estimate), making it the third largest town in English without city status, behind Reading and Dudley.
Guide to Northampton Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Northampton that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Northampton, England
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Archaeological excavation has revealed evidence of human presence in the Northampton area going back to the Bronze Age. The town itself is believed to have been established as a farming village during the Anglo-Saxon period, in the 7th century. It was then known as Hamtun.Northampton grew from a village to a town during the Norman period, around the 11th century. The Normans built a castle here. According to the survey from the Domesday Book of 1086, it had a population of 1,500 people.
Northampton Market Square
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During the English Civil War Northampton supported the Parliamentarians. For that, it was punished by King Charles II by having its town walls and castle torn down. Major fires in 1516 and 1675 further destroyed the medieval town. A rebuilt Northampton developed into a center for footwear and leather goods, particularly from the late 18th century.
The contruction of the Grand Union Canal into Northampton further accelerated its development. This was followed by the London-Birmingham railway line which reached Northampton in 1845. The prosperity of the 19th century came to an end at the turn of the 20th century, with a decline in the shoe industry, forcing unemployment to rise.
In the 21st century the town of Northampton has evolved into a commuter town for people working in London.
DNA Discovery Memorial, Northampton
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Visiting Northampton
Take the M1 motorway to Junction 15 then continue north on the A508 road to reach Northampton.Places of Interest in Northampton
- Abington park
Public park in the Abington district of Northampton. - All Saints' Church
Church built in 1680 on the site of an earlier Norman church, the All Hallows, which was destroyed in the great fire of 1675. - Billing Aquadrome
Leisure park in Great Billing, an eastern neighborhood of Northampton. - Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Oldest standing building in Northampton and one of the largest round churches in England. It was built in 1100. - Delapre Abbey
A former Cluniac nunnery. - DNA Memorial
Memorial to Francis Crick, the Northampton-born discoverer of the DNA. - Grosvenor Centre
Major shopping center in Northampton. - Guildhall
Historic building of Victorian Gothic architecture built in the 1860s. - National Lift Tower
Tower for testing lifts, built by the Express Lift Company and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982. - The Deco
Theater/conference center with a seating capacity of 900.
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