Northampton

English

Etymology

From Old English. 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 in 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