Northamptonshire | |
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State | UK |
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Region | England |
Capital | Northampton |
Surface | 2,364 km² |
Inhabitants | 693.900 (2014 estimate) |
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Northamptonshire it's a county English in East Midlands.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
![Map divided by regions](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Northamptonshire_map.png/250px-Northamptonshire_map.png)
Urban centers
- Northampton - County town of Northamptonshire.
- Brackley - It has a 12th century castle and 13th century medieval hospitals.
- Corby - It has a rich Scottish heritage due to past massive migrations related to industrial work.
- Daventry - There are 74 buildings or clusters of buildings in downtown Daventry that are on the list of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Interest headed by the Church of the Holy Cross.
- Kettering - Kettering is dominated by the spire of about 55 meters of the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul.
- Oundle - It was an important commercial center for the local farmers.
- Rushden - Rushden is located on the A6 halfway between Bedford is Kettering.
- Silverstone - Located about 19 km from Northampton, is known for hosting the homonymous racing circuit.
- Towcester - Towcester claims to be the oldest town in Northamptonshire and, considering the Iron Age finds, also one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the country.
- Wellingborough - Wellingborough has been the capital of shoe manufacturing for centuries.
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How to get around
What see
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At the table
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Other projects
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