Northampton

English

Etymology

From Old English Norþhāmtūn. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nɔːˈθæmptən/

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Proper noun

Northampton

1. A large town, the county town of Northamptonshire, now in West Northamptonshire, England.
2. A former borough in Northamptonshire abolished on 1 April 2021 and merged into West Northamptonshire.
3. A civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire, first elected in 2021, believed to be the largest town with a town council in England.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
   2. A town in Fulton County, New York.
   3. A hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
   4. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
   5. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   6. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
5. A parish and community of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
6. A town, the seat of the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia, named after John Hampton.
7. The Shire of Northampton, a local government area north of Geraldton, Western Australia.

Derived terms

• Northampton County

Translations

county town

• Russian: Нортге́мптон (ru) m (Nortgémpton)

See also

• Southampton