EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

East Northamptonshire District
East Northamptonshire ''Shown within Northamptonshire''	''Northamptonshire within England''
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Northamptonshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 99th 509.79 km²
Admin. HQ:	Thrapston
Largest town(s)	Rushden
ONS code:	34UD
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.3% White
Politics
East Northamptonshire District Council http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MPs:	Peter Bone, Phil Hope

'East Northamptonshire' is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area. Other towns include Oundle, Raunds, Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Higham Ferrers, with the urban districts of Irthlingborough, Oundle, Raunds and Rushden, along with Oundle and Thrapston Rural District, and Newton Bromswold from Wellingborough Rural District.

Contents

Main Towns

Trivia

Main Towns

There are six towns in the district. Rushden is by far the largest with a population of 25,849. It is situated in the very south of the district. The second largest town is Raunds with a population of around 8,000. The smallest town in the district is Thrapston where the HQ of the East Northamptonshire council is located. Oundle is a historical market town with many ancient buildings and a large Public School. Higham Ferrers, which is part of Rushden's urban area, was the birthplace for Henry Chichele and chichele college. Irthlingborough is home to Rushden & Diamonds Football Club.

Trivia

There are no railway stations in East Northamptonshire.
==Settlements and parishes==

★ Achurch, Aldwincle, Apethorpe, Ashton

★ Barnwell, Benefield, Blatherwycke, Brigstock, Bulwick

★ Chelveston cum Caldecott, Clopton, Collyweston, Cotterstock

★ Deene, Deenethorpe, Denford, Duddington-with-Fineshade

★ Easton-on-the-Hill

★ Fotheringhay

★ Glapthorn, Great Addington

★ Hargrave, Harringworth, Hemington, Higham Ferrers

★ Irthlingborough, Islip

★ King`s Cliffe

★ Laxton, Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe

★ Little Addington, Lowick, Luddington, Lutton

★ Nassington, Newton Bromswold

★ Oundle

★ Pilton, Polebrook

★ Raunds, Ringstead, Rushden

★ Southwick, Stanwick, Stoke Doyle, Sudborough

★ Tansor, Thrapston, Thurning, Thorpe Waterville, Titchmarsh, Twywell

★ Wadenhoe, Wakerley, Warmington, Woodford, Woodnewton

★ Yarwell