East Northamptonshire
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| East Northamptonshire District | |
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| Image:NorthamptonshireEast.png Shown within Northamptonshire | Image:EnglandNorthamptonshire.png Northamptonshire within England |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Northamptonshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 99th 509.79 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Thrapston |
| ONS code: | 34UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 290th 80,700 158 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.3% White |
| Politics | |
| East Northamptonshire District Council http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Peter Bone, Phil Hope |
East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area. Other towns include Oundle and Higham Ferrers.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Higham Ferrers, with the urban districts of Irthlingborough, Oundle, Raunds and Rushden, along with Oundle and Thrapston Rural District, and Newton Bromswold from Wellingborough Rural District.
Settlements and parishes
- Aldwincle, Apethorpe, Ashton
- Barnwell, Benefield, Blatherwycke, Brigstock, Bulwick
- Chelveston cum Caldecott, Clopton, Collyweston, Cotterstock
- Deene, Deenethorpe, Denford, Duddington-with-Fineshade
- Easton-on-the-Hill
- Fotheringhay
- Glapthorn, Great Addington
- Hargrave, Harringworth, Hemington, Higham Ferrers
- Irthlingborough, Islip
- King`s Cliffe
- Laxton, Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe
- Little Addington, Lowick, Luddington, Lutton
- Nassington, Newton Bromswold
- Oundle
- Pilton, Polebrook
- Raunds, Ringstead, Rushden
- Southwick, Stanwick, Stoke Doyle, Sudborough
- Tansor, Thorpe Achurch, Thrapston, Thurning, Titchmarsh, Twywell
- Wadenhoe, Wakerley, Warmington, Woodford, Woodnewton
- Yarwell
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