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.
Ruins to visit in Northamptonshire county include Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are great places to visit in Northamptonshire if you like villages.
Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle are great places to visit in Northamptonshire if you like castles.
Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston are some of Northamptonshire's' best towns to visit Northamptonshire.
There are a number of woodlands in the county of Northamptonshire including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
There are a number of hiking areas in the county of Northamptonshire including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Don't miss Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton)'s historic buildings if visiting Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is home to some unmissable parks like Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park are great places to visit in Northamptonshire if you like country parks.
There are a several good lakes in Northamptonshire county like Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
Don't miss Coton Manor Garden's bluebell woods if visiting Northamptonshire.
The county of Northamptonshire boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.
There are a number of gardens in the county of Northamptonshire including Cottesbrooke Hall.
Northamptonshire features a number of interesting disused railway lines including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Nature Reserves to visit in Northamptonshire county include Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
There are a several good historic monuments in Northamptonshire county like Wellingborough War Memorial.
Northamptonshire's best museums can be found at Rushden Museum.
