Northamptonshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire to the south and Warwickshire to the west. Northampton is the largest settlement and the county town.
Image: Kirby Hall (9972807555)
Image: Northampton, town centre geograph.org.uk 4126914
Image: Fotheringhay Northamptonshire. Narrow boat on River Nene panoramio
Kilworth Wharf on the Grand Union Canal
The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,811 km2 (6,105 sq mi), with a population almost 4.9 million in 2021. With a sufficiency-level world city ranking, Nottingham is the only settlement in the region to be classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Image: All Saints Church (geograph 7247736)
Image: Market Street geograph.org.uk 1943313
Image: Angel Row, Nottingham geograph.org.uk 3966223
Image: Derby down The Strand (geograph 6165291)
