The County of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a county in the East Midlands of England and is the southernmost county in the East Midlands region.
Northamptonshire is landlocked between, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland and Warwickshire.
There are two major canals running through Northamptonshire. The Oxford canal and the Grand Union canal both join in the county at Braunston. A branch of the Grand Union Canal connects to the River Nene in Northampton. It is famous for its guillotine locks.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the local specialisation was shoemaking and the leather industry and by the end of the 19th century it had become the boot and shoe making capital of the world.
Northamptonshire has Stately homes and ancestral seats, miles of walks, beautiful country parks and large areas of ancient woodland to explore.
It also has more modern attractions, being home to Silverstone and Rockingham motor racing circuits.
Northamptonshire is known as ‘The Rose of the Shires’.
Northamptonshire's Surrounding Counties
Other counties neighbouring Northamptonshire include: Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire .
Northamptonshire is a county with a great selection of places to visit including ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, disused railway lines, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.
Northamptonshire's best ruins can be found at Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
There are a several good villages in Northamptonshire county like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Castles to visit in Northamptonshire county include Lilbourne Castle.
Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston are great places to visit in Northamptonshire if you like towns.
The county of Northamptonshire boasts some of the best woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
The county of Northamptonshire boasts some of the best hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
There are a several good historic buildings in Northamptonshire county like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
There are a number of parks in the county of Northamptonshire including Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Northamptonshire features a number of interesting country parks including Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are great places to visit in Northamptonshire if you like lakes.
There are a number of bluebell woods in the county of Northamptonshire including Coton Manor Garden.
Northampton Marina is one of Northamptonshire's best rivers and streams to visit in Northamptonshire.
Don't miss Cottesbrooke Hall's gardens if visiting Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is home to some unmissable disused railway lines like Brampton Valley Way at Northampton,
Nature Reserves to visit in Northamptonshire county include Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Wellingborough War Memorial is a great place to visit in Northamptonshire if you like historic monuments.
Don't miss Rushden Museum's museums if visiting Northamptonshire.
