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Northampton Tourist Information and Travel Guide
orthampton is a large the new town of Milton Keynes.
market town and the county
town of Northamptonshire. Northampton is famous for Rugby,
It is in the East Midlands region Cricket and Football. The league
of England, situated 108 km north football club Northampton Town,
of London on the River Nene. also called as the Cobblers due
to the town’s long association
During the 11th century the with shoe making. Northampton
Normans built town walls and a Town plays at their new stadium
large market grew under the at Sixfields Stadium on the edge
stewardship of the Norman Earl of the town. This stadium has
Senlis. Later Northampton grew both an athletics track as well
rapidly at the time of the as a football ground which are
Normans with the population both adjacent to each other.
reaching 1500 residents. Northampton is today better known
for its Rugby, Northampton’s team
The town underwent rapid growth is known as the “Saints.”
when new houses were built in Probably their greatest moment
housing estates at the beginning was when they won the Heineken
of the 20th century and by 1961 Cup in 2000 at Twickenham
the population had increased to Stadium, beating their opponent
100,000. Northampton Development Munster 9 – 8.
Corporation was set up to
increase the size of the town, One of the main tourist
targeting a population of 230,000 attractions is “Cottesbrooke Hall
which was estimated to happen in and Gardens” This is a fine
1981. But somehow the actual stately home that was built in
growth was much slower than they 1702 with the “Arts and crafts
had planned for perhaps because garden” which was added in 1930.
of the emergence of its neighbor The garden is known as the
pattern for Jane Austen’s bypassing Coventry and Rugby. The
Mansfield Park. Althorp A14 runs all the way to the port
pronounced as “All – Thorp” is of Felixstowe.
the country estate of the Spencer
Family. Princess Diana grew up In addition to great road
there and her brother the Earl connections Northampton has
Spencer now lives their and direct rail connections to London
manages the estate. (Euston) and Birmingham. You can
also get connecting trains to
The house was made originally of Liverpool, Manchester, North
red brick and but later in the Wales, Crewe, Glasgow and the
18th century many modifications Lake District all on the West
were made when Henry Holland was Coast Mainline.
paid a huge commission for the
task. Kelmarsh hall is an 18th I hope you enjoyed reading this
century house which is built in a tourist information and travel
beautiful set of Romantic guide to Northampton. Please look
gardens. It is wonderful place to out for the next instalment which
be when the garden is open to the will reveal some more interesting
public. Because of Kelmarsh’s facts about my city.
extensive parkland which is very
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