North Northamptonshire

Local Authority District in England

Northamptonshire, East Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the North Northamptonshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ North Northamptonshire encompasses a mix of market towns, historic villages, and broad swathes of countryside. Kettering, with its cultural venues and Wicksteed Park, is one of the largest centres, while Corby has woodland surroundings and a history tied to the steel industry. Wellingborough sits along the River Nene, offering riverside walks and parks, and Rushden is noted for its lakes and retail hub. Smaller towns like Oundle and Thrapston retain strong historic character with stone buildings and traditional markets. The landscape is shaped by river valleys, rolling farmland, and country estates, with Stanwick Lakes and Rockingham Forest providing extensive natural habitats and outdoor attractions. Its combination of towns, waterways, and rural scenery makes North Northamptonshire a varied and distinctive area.

The administrative boundary of North Northamptonshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of North Northamptonshire.

Map of North Northamptonshire — Administrative Boundary of North Northamptonshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about North Northamptonshire

What region is North Northamptonshire in? North Northamptonshire is in the East Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is North Northamptonshire in? North Northamptonshire is in the county of Northamptonshire.

Is North Northamptonshire a city? No, North Northamptonshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs North Northamptonshire? The local government for this district is: North Northamptonshire Council (Unitary Authority).

▶ Official website of North Northamptonshire Council 🔗 northnorthants.gov.uk

Which police force covers North Northamptonshire? Policing in North Northamptonshire is provided by Northamptonshire Police 🔗 northants.police.uk, which serves 2 local authority districts: North Northamptonshire ⁞ West Northamptonshire.

North Northamptonshire in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, North Northamptonshire is an ITLs Level 3 area:

(ITL 1) East Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ North Northamptonshire

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

This district page, North Northamptonshire, is a sub-page of this county page: Northamptonshire and this region page: East Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in North Northamptonshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire is divided into 26 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Brickhill and Queensway
Burton and Broughton
Clover Hill
Corby Rural
Corby West
Croyland and Swanspool
Desborough
Earls Barton
Finedon
Hatton Park
Higham Ferrers
Irchester
Irthlingborough
Ise
Kingswood
Lloyds
Northall
Oakley
Oundle
Raunds
Rothwell and Mawsley
Rushden Pemberton West
Rushden South
Thrapston
Wicksteed
Windmill

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire is fully parished: 113 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Aldwincle
Apethorpe
Ashley
Ashton
Barnwell
Barton Seagrave
Benefield
Blatherwycke
Bozeat
Brampton Ash
Braybrooke
Brigstock
Broughton
Bulwick
Burton Latimer
Chelveston-cum-Caldecott
Clopton
Collyweston
Corby
Cotterstock
Cottingham
Cranford
Cransley
Deene
Deenethorpe
Denford
Desborough
Dingley
Duddington-with-Fineshade
Earls Barton
East Carlton
Easton Maudit
Easton on the Hill
Ecton
Finedon
Fotheringhay
Geddington
Glapthorn
Grafton Underwood
Great Addington
Great Doddington
Great Harrowden
Grendon
Gretton
Hardwick
Hargrave
Harrington
Harringworth
Hemington
Higham Ferrers
Irchester
Irthlingborough
Isham
Islip
Kettering Town
King's Cliffe
Laxton
Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe
Little Addington
Little Harrowden
Little Stanion
Loddington
Lowick
Luddington
Lutton
Mawsley
Mears Ashby
Middleton
Nassington
Newton and Little Oakley
Newton Bromswold
Orlingbury
Orton
Oundle
Pilton
Polebrook
Pytchley
Raunds
Ringstead
Rockingham
Rothwell
Rushden
Rushton
Southwick
Stanion
Stanwick
Stoke Albany
Stoke Doyle
Strixton
Sudborough
Sutton Bassett
Sywell
Tansor
Thorpe Achurch
Thorpe Malsor
Thrapston
Thurning
Titchmarsh
Twywell
Wadenhoe
Wakerley
Warkton
Warmington
Weekley
Weldon
Wellingborough
Weston by Welland
Wilbarston
Wilby
Wollaston
Woodford
Woodnewton
Yarwell

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire covers 66 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Aldwincle
Ashley (North Northamptonshire)
Barnwell
Barrowden *
Bozeat
Braybrooke
Brigstock
Broughton (North Northamptonshire)
Burton Latimer
Collyweston
Corby
Cottingham and Middleton
Desborough
Earls Barton
Easton on the Hill
Ecton
Finedon
Geddington
Glapthorn
Great Addington
Great Doddington
Grendon (North Northamptonshire) *
Gretton (North Northamptonshire)
Hargrave *
Higham Ferrers
Irchester
Irthlingborough
Isham
Islip (North Northamptonshire)
Kettering
Ketton *
King's Cliffe
Little Harrowden
Little Irchester
Loddington
Market Harborough *
Mawsley Village *
Mears Ashby
Nassington
Northampton *
Orlingbury
Oundle
Polebrook
Pytchley
Raunds
Ringstead (North Northamptonshire)
Rothwell (North Northamptonshire)
Rushden *
Rushton
Stanion
Stanwick
Sywell and Overstone *
Thrapston
Titchmarsh
Wansford *
Warmington (North Northamptonshire)
Weldon
Wellingborough
Wilbarston
Wilby
Wittering *
Wollaston
Woodford (North Northamptonshire)
Woodnewton
Wymington *
Yarwell

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of North Northamptonshire.)

North Northamptonshire compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how North Northamptonshire compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

North Northamptonshire has 26 electoral wards.

North Northamptonshire compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 254 ▮ Similar: 31 ▮ Larger: 76 (compared with 361 districts)

North Northamptonshire has a population of 373,871 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of North Northamptonshire compared with other districts — Population of North Northamptonshire, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for North Northamptonshire can be found on the ONS statistics for North Northamptonshire.