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Northampton

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Etymology

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From Old English Norþhāmtūn. 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

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɔːˈθæmptən/
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Proper noun

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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 of 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.

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