West Northamptonshire
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This article is about the district. For the development corporation, see West Northamptonshire Development Corporation.
West Northamptonshire is a unitary authority area covering part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, created in 2021.[6] By far the largest settlement in West Northamptonshire is the county town of Northampton. Its other significant towns are Daventry, Brackley and Towcester; the rest of the area is predominantly agricultural villages though it has many lakes and small woodlands and is passed through by the West Coast Main Line and the M1 and M40 motorways. The district includes the site of the Roman town of Bannaventa,[7] and the grade I listed Althorp House and its estate.[8]
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West Northamptonshire | |
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Motto(s): Ambition, Pride, Unity, Prosperity | |
Coordinates: 52.237°N 0.895°W / 52.237; -0.895 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Ceremonial county | Northamptonshire |
Incorporated | 1 April 2021 |
Administrative HQ | Northampton |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority with leader and cabinet |
• Body | West Northamptonshire Council |
• House of Commons | 4 MPs |
Area | |
• Total | 530 sq mi (1,380 km2) |
• Land | 532 sq mi (1,377 km2) |
• Water | 1 sq mi (3 km2) |
• Rank | 16th |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 429,013 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 810/sq mi (311/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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ISO 3166 code | GB-WNH |
GSS code | E06000062 |
ITL code | TLF24 |
GVA | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £13.2 billion |
• Per capita | £30,905 |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £14.7 billion |
• Per capita | £34,385 |
Website | westnorthants |
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