Northampton

It is situated on the bank of river Nene, it is 67 miles on the northwest of London.Northampton comes under the region of East Midlands of Northamptonshire country. The Administration headquarters is Northampton guild hall. It is non-metropolitan district administered by two-tier structure government. Mary Markham and Heather Smith are the leaders of their respective councils. Christopher Malpas is the mayor. It has a population of around of 2 lakh 12 thousand. The population rose to many folds in past 9 years.It is also one of the biggest cities of United Kingdom.

History

Since Bronze age, Northampton is the latest colony among all. Earlier people lived at protected areas to save themselves from the attack like Hunsbury hill. The central part of this town was used as a base against Danish armies. The national importance increased after the Norman defeat. Still, it is one of the strategic locations for the present government. The royal residence was demolished and now railway station had been constructed there.

Geography

The division of the town is as suburbs, Council wards, Constituencies and a few more formal areas. There are two parliamentary constituencies i.e Northampton North and Northampton South. One can easily visit nearby places such as Wellingborough, Leicester, and Towcester. It is been administrated into various constituencies, suburban areas and 33 wards for effective implementation of development programs.

Climate

It has maritime climatic conditions such as cool summers and mild winters.The Moulton park weather station has its infrastructure in the University of Northampton which provides an update regarding weather conditions to the locals. Northampton is also among the highest points of the borough. The rainfall is approximately between 600mm and 700 mm.

Ethnicity

The white people are in majority with 1 lakh 80 thousand in numbers followed by Asian, black, mixed and Arbs. The Christian is in the majority with 57% population. There is also number of famous churches for worship.

Economy

The lion’s share of the economy of Northampton is with leather Industries. There are many prominent brands such as Wildsmith Shoes, Edward Green Shoes, Crockett and Jones and a few more. Engineering field also set up its game with leather industry.

Arts and culture

The market square is the biggest attraction of this town. The view of the night got best of all the world. The theatres, libraries, museums, and galleries are others places in the basket.

Education

During 1261, King Henry III gave the authority by a Royal Charter to run the University of Northampton. The University of Northampton gave tough competition to the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford. There were a large number of students who migrated from these universities to the University of Northampton. There was a large number of representatives of its students in the battle of Northampton. It made the King Henry III very anxious. The services of the University put an end in 1265. In the year of 2005, the university in its new form started giving its services in the region.

Transport

Northampton is at the junction point of 16, 15a and 15 of the M1 motorway that connects London with its city. The other major towns of Northampton are connected with A45 and A43. The A14 is providing links with the east and west of the town. It passes through the north side of the region. The airports that are giving their services to the region are Sywell Aerodrome, East Midlands Airport, and Luton Airport. During the time of traffic in services, Birmingham Airport is also used by people of the region in large scale. The bus services are also very appreciated by the people of the town.