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As a shire Northamptonshire was probably of Danish origin, representing in the 10th century the area which owed allegiance to Northampton as a political and administrative centre. In 921 this area extended to the River Welland, the present northern limit of the county. In the 11th century Northamptonshire was included in Tostig 's northern ...
Roman villa. Location. Hackleton, Northamptonshire. Coordinates. 52°11′02″N 0°49′26″W / . 52.184°N 0.824°W. / 52.184; -0.824. Map Ref: SP802545. Piddington Roman Villa is the remains of a large Roman villa at Piddington, Northamptonshire, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of Northampton, a county in the East Midlands of England.
In 2021 there were 1,891 persons living in 754 households. Stanwick was the largest village population in the district of East Northamptonshire but it is now the tenth largest village population in North Northamptonshire; Weldon being the largest with a population of 6,809 according to the 2021 census.
Rockingham (and Corby) are part of North Northamptonshire, part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire . The castle overlooks the villages of Rockingham and Caldecott, and has views over the Welland Valley. Privately owned, it is open to the public for events and on certain days.
Althorp. Coordinates: 52°16′49″N 1°00′07″W. Althorp in July 2006. Althorp ( popularly pronounced / ˈɔːlθɔːrp / AWL-thorp) is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). [a] By road it is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the county ...
Chantry House, Watling Street. Towcester ( / ˈtoʊstər / TOH-stər toaster) is an affluent market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative centre of the South Northamptonshire district. Towcester is one of the oldest continuously ...
Mawsley was first planned in 1993 by Northamptonshire County Council, and construction began in 2001. The village is very nearly complete, with a school, doctors surgery and village hall all provided by the developers. "Mawsley was built not far from the site of a medieval lost village of the same name, which went out of use by the 1600s."
The Roman army first arrived in the late 40s AD and constructed a fort for the 14 th legion south of Wroxeter. A decade later, that fort was replaced by a new one built less than a mile north.