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17 unusual facts about Northampton


Alfred Hensman

Hensman was the second son of John Hensman, solicitor, Northampton, England.

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

The consultants, David Staples and Wally Russell of Theatre Projects Consultants from London, calmed fears and inspired city leaders with the details of Derngate Theatre in Northampton, England, where blocks of seats on rollers could be rearranged or removed completely, tailored to each performance.

Church's

Its main installations are located in the St James area of Northampton, with an estimated production capacity of 5,000 pairs per week, 70% of which are exported all over the world.

Ernest Scott

Scott was born in Northampton, England son of Hannah Scott, housekeeper; William Scott, civil engineer, was cited as his father when Ernest married.

Henry R. Colman

The Rev. Henry Root Colman was born October 9, 1800, in Northampton, New York.

Hillfield Strathallan College

Under Dr. Mallory's guidance, The Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra has performed in many cities, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, Rome, Ottawa, Montreal, Banff, Alabama & Northampton, England.

Joseph L. Levesque

He was ordained a priest in 1967 after studies at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pennsylvania, where he received the degree of Master of Divinity.

Joshua Milne

When Milne entered the field, life tables were based on the data taken by Richard Price from the burial registers (1735–80) of All Saints' Church, Northampton.

Lings Forum

Lings Forum is a leisure centre located in the suburbs of Northampton.

Michael Nicholas

He then became organist and choirmaster of St Matthew's Church, Northampton 1964 - 1971 before becoming organist and master of choristers at Norwich Cathedral.

Northampton-class cruiser

Freeboard was increased in the Northamptons by adopting a high forecastle, which was extended aft in the last three for use as flagships.

Rejoice in the Lamb

The cantata was commissioned by the Revd Canon Walter Hussey for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of St Matthew's Church, Northampton.

Simon Harrison

Simon Harrison (born 6 September 1969 in Northampton) is a British racing driver who most notably won three British Saloon Car Championships in 1994, 1999 and 2001.

Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton

Simon was the third son of Laudri de Senlis, sire of Chantilly and Ermenonville (in Picardy), and his spouse, Ermengarde.

They had two sons, Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton, and Waltheof of Melrose, and one daughter, Maud de Senlis, who married (1st) Robert Fitz Richard (of the De Clare family), of Little Dunmow, Essex.

St Peter's Church, Northampton

The present church was probably built between 1130 and 1140 by Simon de Senlis II.

William of Huntingfield

William was son of Roger de Huntingfield and Alice de Senlis who was a granddaughter of Simon I.


A605 road

This used the alignment of the former BR Northampton to Peterborough railway and crosses the River Nene twice in quick succession.

Abraham Robertson

In 1789, Robertson was presented by the dean and canons of Christ Church to the vicarage of Ravensthorpe, near Northampton, but his principal residence was still in Oxford.

Advanced Business Solutions

The organisation operates from 10 UK locations in Cobham, Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Bridgwater, Gateshead, Harpenden, Huntingdon, Northampton, Manchester and also maintain offices in Boston, MA

BBC East

Local radio studios and television bureaux are also located in Chelmsford, Northampton, Ipswich, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Brightwood, Springfield, Massachusetts

Brightwood is scheduled to receive a stop on Springfield's new, northbound, intercity commuter rail, headquartered at Union Station and headed north through Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, South Deerfield, and Greenfield, to Brattleboro, Vermont.

Castle Ashby

These include work by the architect E.F. Law of Northampton, whose work can also be seen nearby at Horton Church.

Christopher Matthew

He contributed scripts to the ITV series, The Good Guys with Nigel Havers and Keith Barron, and a stage play, Summoned by Betjeman, starring Robert Daws, was performed at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, the Royal Theatre, Northampton, and Clwyd Theatr Cymru.

First Midlands

The legal entity of First Northampton ceased to trade with the Luton Airport shuttle having passed to First Essex's O Licence some months previously.

Frederick Montagu

His father was auditor-general of the duchy of Cornwall, while Frederick was Prince of Wales ; was M.P. for Westminster in 1722, for St. Germans in 1734, for Camelford in 1741, and for Northampton in 1754, and died on 29 May 1759.

Freedom of Information requests to the Climatic Research Unit

In May 2008 David Holland, an electrical engineer from Northampton, made a FOI request for all emails to and from Keith Briffa about the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4); formal review exchanges had already been published.

Graham Ibbeson

He has created bronze sculptures in towns and cities across Britain including Leeds, Cardiff, Dover, Barnsley, Doncaster, Northampton, Chesterfield, Middlesbrough, Perth, Otley and Rugby.

Green Line Coaches

The Transport Act 1980 deregulated coach services, and Green Line was able to expand services beyond its traditional area, to Cambridge (route 797), Oxford (routes 290 and 790, in conjunction with the Oxford Bus Company), Northampton and Brighton.

Harvey Jacobson

The group annually supplies merchandise with a value in excess of £250 million and employs over 300 people across the UK at its premises in Rawtenstall, Oldham, Northampton &London.

Jervis B. Webb Company

The company headquarters is in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with offices and manufacturing plants internationally including Carlisle, South Carolina; Harbor Springs, Michigan; Boyne City, Michigan; Hamilton, Ontario; Northampton, England; Ludwigshafen, Germany; Palaiseau, France; Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India.

Jimmy McIntyre

In each of these matches Arthur Dominy scored twice, whilst Bill Rawlings scored three against Charlton and put four past Northampton, on his way to becoming top scorer for the season, contributing 30 of the team’s 68 league goals.

Laurel Run, Pennsylvania

Since 1906, the annual Giants Despair Hillclimb has challenged motorists to race uphill on a mile of East Northampton Street.

Lee Canoville

He played only one further game for Northampton before returning to Highbury, and although attracting interest from Torquay manager Colin Lee, remained there beyond transfer deadline day.

Lindsey Stagg

The daughter of Barbara A. (née Leney) (born 1945) and Terence F. Stagg (born 1943), who married in 1966 at Rochford in Essex, she was discovered by Michael Napier Brown, the artistic director at the Royal Theatre in Northampton (who also discovered her co-star in the series, Gian Sammarco), who recommended her to Thames Television for the role of Pandora Braithwaite.

Local government in Northampton

Northampton Borough Council is the borough council and non-metropolitan district responsible for local government in the large town of Northampton in England.

Marquess of Ailesbury

In 1868 the 2nd Marquess also inherited the Earldom of Cardigan from his kinsman the 7th Earl of Cardigan, and so the Marquesses of Ailesbury now also hold the titles Earl of Cardigan (1661) and Baron Brudenell, of Stonton in the County of Leicester (1628), in the Peerage of England, as well as being Baronets of England, styled "of Deene in the County of Northampton".

Peter Kocot

A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the First Hampshire district, which includes Montgomery, Hatfield, Southampton, Westhampton, and Northampton.

Richard Raynsford

Raynsford married at Kingsthorpe, on 30 May 1637, Catherine, daughter of Rev. Samuel Clerke, D.D., rector of St. Peter's, Northampton, who survived him, and died on 1 June 1698.

Richard Winsor

Richard made his stage acting debut in 2008 with his performance of the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Laurie Sampson, at The Royal Playhouse Northampton which earned fabulous reviews for his athletic and emotional portrayal.

Robert Faulknor the younger

Sometime after that the family moved to Dijon, France, where they stayed until Robert the elder died there on 9 May 1769, when his widow and the children returned to Northampton.

Rothersthorpe

Seventeen locks, taking the canal into Northampton and its junction with the River Nene, take about two hours for a boat to travel through.

Samuel Bagster the Elder

He was educated at Northampton under the Rev. John Ryland, and, after serving an apprenticeship with William Otridge, commenced business as a general bookseller on 19 April 1794 in the Strand, where he remained until 1816.

Sir Noël Bowater, 2nd Baronet

Anne Patricia Bowater (b. 3 July 1925), educated at Westonbirt School, married on 21 April 1954 Group Captain Randolph Stuart Mills, who was decorated with the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and gained the rank of Group Captain in the service of the Royal Air Force, son of Captain Randolph Henry Mills, of Northampton, Northamptonshire, and had issue

St Matthew's Church, Northampton

St Matthew's was built by the Phipps family as a memorial to Mr Pickering Phipps (1836-1890), the head of Phipps Brewery in Bridge Street, Northampton.

Ted Wykes

Edgar Frederick Wykes, OAM, (born 28 April 1921 in Little Brington, Northampton, England) was an Australian cricket Test match umpire.

Thomas Samwell

Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet of Upton (1654–1694) MP for Northamptonshire 1689-1690 and Northampton 1690-1694

Tobacco Inspection Act of 1730

: At Cherrystone's, at John Watersons; at Nasswaddock's, at the Joiner's landing; and at Hungers, at George Harmanson's, in Northampton County, under one inspection.

Violet Gibson

She spent the rest of her life in a mental asylum, St Andrew's Hospital in Northampton.

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton

In Bernard Cornwell's series the Grail Quest, the Earl of Northampton plays a minor role as Thomas of Hookton's lord.

William Wareing

On 21 December 1858, aged 67, he resigned as Bishop of Northampton, and was appointed Titular Bishop of Rhithymna.

On 26 December 1865, he died, aged 74, as Bishop Emeritus of Northampton and Titular Bishop of Rhithymna.