Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the {{East Midlands}} region of {{England}}.
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlandsregion of England. It is about 67 miles (108 km) north-west of Londonand around 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham, and lies on the River Nene. It is the county town of Northamptonshire. The district's population is 200,100 and the town population is 189,474, making it the 22nd-largest settlement in England, and the UK's 4th-largest town without official city status, after Reading, Dudleyand Milton Keynes.Northampton continued to grow following the creation of theGrand Union Canaland the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, becoming an industrial centre for footwear and leather manufacture.
