Northampton
town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Summary
Northampton is a county town[1]. Northampton draws 6,887 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #5 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Northamptonshire[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5], new town (UK)[6], market town[7]
- Shares border with: Rugby[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Marburg[9], Poitiers[10]
- Commons category: Northampton[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[12]
- Local dialing code: 01604[13]
- Inception: 1189[14]
- Official website: https://northamptontowncouncil.gov.uk[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northampton[16]
- Commons gallery: Northampton[17]
- Population: 245,899[18], 137,467[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Capital of: Northamptonshire[26]
- Official name: Northampton[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Northampton[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Northampton[29]
- Native label: Northampton[30]
- Category for people buried here: Q7977315[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Northampton[32]
- Different from: Northampton[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 55 m[34]
- Area: 80.76 km²[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Genadendal Music Archive[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Northampton include Northampton railway station[37], a railway station[38], in United Kingdom[39].
Why It Matters
Northampton has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Northampton is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Northampton include Northampton railway station[37], a railway station[38], in United Kingdom[39].