Pictures of Northamptonshire

About the county of Northamptonshire

Located in central England Northamptonshire is a county covering an area of over 900 square miles. The eight hundred year old county town of Northampton well known for its footwear production, has many historic buildings of interest. Attractions well worth a visit include Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, which boasts the largest and finest collection of footwear in the world, Coton Manor Garden, with a 17th century manor house constructed of mellow Northamptonshire stone. Other local places of interest include Sulgrave Manor, the home of George Washington's ancestors, the world famous Santa Pod International Raceway and the 18th century Kelmarsh Hall set in over 3000 acres of gardens and parkland.

Recommended Towns & Villages to visit in Northamptonshire

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

Ashby St Ledgers (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire

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Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

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Recommended Attractions to visit in Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

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Daventry Country Park (5 Pictures)

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East Carlton Country Park (2 Pictures)

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Sywell Reservoir Country Park (12 Pictures)

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A Human Heart and a Ghost Story in a Northamptonshire Church
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