Nestled on the River Nene, Northampton is the county town of the county of Northamptonshire. The very earliest mention of the town was under a previous but similar name of ‘Ham Tune’ but this was later changed to North Ham Tune because of confusion with another local township called Hampton. It’s history dates back as far as a mention in the 1086 Doomsday Book and it was recorded then as the town of Northantone, which then evolved during the thirteenth century to become Northampton by the turn of the seventeenth century.
Despite dating back as early as 914 A.D. the area itself has vastly deeper ancient connections that stretch further back in time to the Neolithic era, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, as well as the Roman Empire era. During the Mediaeval period Northampton Castle was a major Royal Residence because of its proximity to London. It was thought to have been built around 1084, by the 1st Earl of Northampton, Simon de Senlis. Henry I used the castle in 1130, as did King Richard II and King John. It is also alleged that Thomas Beckett’s trial was held at Northampton castle in 1164 and later in 1349 the Black Death visited the area of Northampton, taking more than half its population. Because of this loss the population dropped and in 1377 it was only around 2,200 and it was quickly losing credibility and wealth as the national center of England.
Centralized and Convenient
Northampton’s central location makes it easy to reach most other parts of the country with a few short hours. London is merely an hour or so away, leading to the M25 and Kent. The M1 is right there, running north into Leeds and Bradford and the A1 heads straight toward Edinburgh, making those places far more accessible for home removals. Northampton has a health property market and people are constantly moving around within the county as well as the town itself. The historic area itself can be a pull for people moving from London because it is still inside the ‘commuter belt’ and property is cheaper than in the City. There is also home removals in Northampton New Town, which is the newest 1970’s development that sprung up as a result of the start of the commuting travellers in the 1950’s through to the 1970’s. Other New Towns, such as Harlow, Basildon, Milton Keynes and Stevenage were also built around those times to remove some of the war refugees from London to the suburbs.
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