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This is a chart of trend of the regional gross value added of Northamptonshire at current basic prices in millions of British Pounds Sterling (correct on 21 December 2005): [51] Year There are several towns in the county, Northampton being the largest and most populous. At the time of the 2011 census a population of 691,952 lived in the county, with 212,069 living in Northampton. The table below shows all towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.

Corby was designated a new town in 1950 [23] and Northampton followed in 1968. [24] As of 2005 [update] the government is encouraging development in the South Midlands area, including Northamptonshire. [25] Peterborough edit Midland Championships". midlandchampionships.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 . Retrieved 12 July 2014. During the English Civil War, Northamptonshire strongly supported the Parliamentarian cause, and the Royalist forces suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Naseby in 1645 in the north of the county. King Charles I was imprisoned at Holdenby House in 1647. [16] Official information on visiting and holidaying in Northamptonshire". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007 . Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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Brookes, R., Whittaker, W.B. The General Gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary, in miniature. 1823. Retrieved 5 September 2009. Average weather for Northamptonshire (Moulton weather station)". Weather.msn.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.

Most of Northamptonshire is served by the BBC's East region which is based in Norwich. The regional news television programme, BBC Look East, provides local news across the East of England, Milton Keynes and most of Northamptonshire. An opt-out in Look East covers the west part of the region only, broadcast from Cambridge. This area also is covered by the BBC's The Politics Show: East and Inside Out: East. A small part of the north of the county is covered by BBC East Midlands's regional news BBC East Midlands Today, while a small part of South Northamptonshire is covered by BBC Oxford's regional news BBC Oxford News which is part of the BBC South Today programme. [ citation needed] ITV regions Northampton is the birthplace of composer Malcolm Arnold (born 21 October 1921) and of actor Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967). Stearns, Peter N., Langer. William L. The Encyclopedia of world history: ancient, medieval, and modern [ permanent dead link]. Retrieved 16 August 2009. Johnston, Neil (2 August 2018). " 'Bankrupt' Northamptonshire county council may cut to legal minimum". The Times . Retrieved 9 September 2018. Hundreds of jobs are also at risk The route of the planned High Speed 2 railway line (between London and Birmingham) will go through the southern part of the county but without any stations. [ citation needed] Buses edit

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Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency) - historical list of MPs for the Northamptonshire constituency There are seven colleges across the county, with the Tresham College of Further and Higher Education having four campuses in three towns: Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough. [72] Tresham, which was taken over by Bedford College in 2017 due to failed Ofsted inspections, provides further education and offers vocational courses and re-sit GCSEs. [73] It also offers Higher Education options in conjunction with several universities. [74] Other colleges in the county are: Fletton House, Knuston Hall, Moulton College, Northampton College, Northampton New College and The East Northamptonshire College. Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale, England. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6. In the 1st century BC, most of what later became Northamptonshire became part of the territory of the Catuvellauni, a Belgic tribe, the Northamptonshire area forming their most northerly possession. [8] The Catuvellauni were in turn conquered by the Romans in 43 AD. [9] Northampton itself is the most populous civil parish in England, and (prior to 2021) was the most populous urban district in England not to be administered as a unitary authority (even though several smaller districts are unitary). During the 1990s local government reform, Northampton Borough Council petitioned strongly for unitary status, which led to fractured relations with the County Council. [ citation needed]

Rushden: A town and civil parish located east of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, Rushden has a population of about 28,000, it grew as a town around the farming, lacemaking and shoemaking industries. Northamptonshire County Council 'should be split up', finds damning report". ITV News. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018 . Retrieved 30 May 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) HM Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire". Northamptonshire County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016 . Retrieved 19 April 2016.Northamptonshire forms part of the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Growth area which also includes Milton Keynes, Aylesbury Vale and Bedfordshire. This area has been identified as an area which is due to have tens of thousands additional homes built between 2010 and 2020. In North Northamptonshire (Boroughs of Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and East Northants), over 52,000 homes are planned or newly built and 47,000 new jobs are also planned. [66] In West Northamptonshire (boroughs of Northampton, Daventry and South Northants), over 48,000 homes are planned or newly built and 37,000 new jobs are planned. [67] To oversee the planned developments, two urban regeneration companies have been created: North Northants Development Company (NNDC) [66] and the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation. [67] The NNDC launched a controversial [68] campaign called North Londonshire to attract people from London to the county. [69] There is also a county-wide tourism campaign with the slogan Northamptonshire, Let yourself grow. [70] Education edit Schools edit Desborough: A small town located to the north west of Kettering, with a population of around 8,000, Desborough developed due to the weaving and spinning industries, it was originally and Anglo-Saxon settlement.