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West Northamptonshire
District in England
District in England
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | West Northamptonshire | |
| settlement_type | Unitary authority area | |
| image_skyline | ||
| image_caption | Northampton, Daventry, Brackley and Towcester | |
| image_shield | Arms of West Northamptonshire.svg | |
| motto | Ambition, Pride, Unity, Prosperity | |
| image_map | West Northamptonshire UK locator map.svg | |
| map_caption | West Northamptonshire shown within Northamptonshire | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Sovereign state | |
| subdivision_name | United Kingdom | |
| subdivision_type1 | Country | |
| subdivision_name1 | England | |
| subdivision_type2 | Region | |
| subdivision_name2 | East Midlands | |
| subdivision_type3 | Ceremonial county | |
| subdivision_name3 | Northamptonshire | |
| established_title | Incorporated | |
| established_date | 1 April 2021 | |
| seat_type | Administrative HQ | |
| seat | Northampton | |
| parts | ||
| government_footnotes | ||
| government_type | Unitary authority with leader and cabinet | |
| governing_body | West Northamptonshire Council | |
| leader_title | Control | |
| leader_title4 | House of Commons | |
| leader_name4 | {{Collapsible list | title = 4 MPs |
| unit_pref | ||
| area_footnotes | ||
| area_rank | [](list-of-english-districts-by-area) | |
| area_blank2_title | ||
| area_total_km2 | 1380 | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| area_water_km2 | 3 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_as_of | ||
| population_total | ||
| population_rank | [](list-of-english-districts-by-population) | |
| population_density_km2 | ||
| population_demonym | ||
| demographics_type1 | Ethnicity (2021) | |
| demographics1_footnotes | ||
| demographics1_title1 | Ethnic groups | |
| demographics1_info1 | {{Collapsible list | |
| <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 | Religion (2021) |
| demographics2_footnotes | ||
| demographics2_title1 | Religion | |
| demographics2_info1 | {{Collapsible list | |
| timezone1 | GMT | |
| utc_offset1 | +0 | |
| timezone1_DST | BST | |
| utc_offset1_DST | +1 | |
| postal_code_type | Postcode area | |
| postal_code | NN | |
| area_code_type | Dialling codes | |
| area_codes | ||
| iso_code | GB-WNH | |
| code1_name | GSS code | |
| code1_info | E06000062 | |
| code2_name | ITL code | |
| code2_info | TLF24 | |
| <!-- GVA --> | blank_name_sec1 | GVA |
| blank_info_sec1 | 2021 estimate | |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Total | |
| blank1_info_sec1 | £13.2 billion | |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Per capita | |
| blank2_info_sec1 | £30,905 | |
| <!-- GDP --> | blank_name_sec2 | GDP (nominal) |
| blank_info_sec2 | 2021 estimate | |
| blank1_name_sec2 | Total | |
| blank1_info_sec2 | £14.7 billion | |
| blank2_name_sec2 | Per capita | |
| blank2_info_sec2 | £34,385 | |
| website |
the district
| Lucy Rigby (L) | Stuart Andrew (C) | Sarah Bool (C) | Mike Reader (L) | 85.9% White | 5.3% Asian | 4.9% Black | 2.8% Mixed | 1.1% other | 49.5% Christianity | 38.2% no religion | 3.5% Islam | 1.3% Hinduism | 0.4% Sikhism | 0.4% Buddhism | 0.1% Judaism | 0.6% other | 6.1% not stated West Northamptonshire is one of two unitary authority areas in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It contains the county town of Northampton, as well as the towns of Daventry, Brackley and Towcester, and the large villages of Brixworth and Long Buckby; the rest of the area is predominantly agricultural villages though it has many lakes and small woodlands.
West Northamptonshire was created in 2021 as part of local government restructuring from the previous non-metropolitan districts of Northampton, Daventry and South Northamptonshire.
The West Coast Main Line and the M1 and M40 motorways pass through the district, and it includes the site of the Roman town of Bannaventa and the grade I listed Althorp House and its estate.
History
West Northamptonshire was formed on 1 April 2021 through the merger of the three non-metropolitan districts of Daventry, Northampton, and South Northamptonshire. The new West Northamptonshire Council therefore absorbed the functions of those districts' councils, plus those of the abolished Northamptonshire County Council. These changes were implemented by creating a new non-metropolitan district and a non-metropolitan county covering the area, both called West Northamptonshire. There is no county council; instead the district council performs county-level functions, making it a unitary authority. West Northamptonshire remains part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire for the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty.
In March 2018, following financial and cultural mismanagement by the cabinet and officers at Northamptonshire County Council, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, sent commissioner Max Caller into the council, who recommended the county council and all-district and borough councils in the county be abolished, and replaced by two unitary authorities, one covering the West, and one the North of the county. These proposals were approved in April 2019. It meant that the districts of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire were merged to form a new unitary authority called West Northamptonshire, whilst the second unitary authority North Northamptonshire consists of the former Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough districts.
Governance
West Northamptonshire Council provides both county-level and district-level services. The whole area is also covered by civil parishes, which form a second tier of local government.
Demographics
Population
The West Northamptonshire population was estimated to be around 406,733 people in 2020, in 2011, off of previous administrative boundaries, the population of the West Northamptonshire area was around 375,101 people, with it being 345,589 people in 2001.
Gender
In 2020, there was around an estimated 202,004 men and 204,729 women.
Ethnicity
| Ethnic Group | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | White: Total | 301,940 | 96.1% | 326,513 | 94.5% | 336,933 | 89.8% | Asian or Asian British: Total | 6,268 | 2% | 7,224 | 2.1% | 16,063 | 4.3% | Black or Black British: Total | 4,746 | 1.5% | 5,078 | 1.5% | 11,598 | 3.1% | Mixed or British Mixed: Total | – | – | 4,412 | 1.3% | 8,823 | 2.4% | Other: Total | 1,283 | 0.4% | 867 | 0.3% | 1,684 | 0.4% | Total | 314,237 | 100% | 345,589 | 100% | 375,101 | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White: British | – | – | 315,127 | 91.2% | 314,924 | 84% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White: Irish | – | – | 4,996 | 4,011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | – | – | – | – | 214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White: Other | – | – | 6,390 | 17,784 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British: Indian | 2,918 | 3,915 | 6,471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | 563 | 915 | 1,789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | 1,215 | 1,818 | 3,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British: Chinese | 847 | 1,495 | 2,005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | 725 | 576 | 2,324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black or Black British: Caribbean | 2,877 | 3,077 | 6,837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black or Black British: African | 513 | 1,465 | 3,298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black or Black British: Other Black | 1,356 | 536 | 1,463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | – | – | 2,009 | 3,819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed: White and Black African | – | – | 353 | 1,241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed: White and Asian | – | – | 1,130 | 1,947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed: Other Mixed | – | – | 920 | 1,816 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other: Arab | – | – | – | – | 579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other: Any other ethnic group | 1,283 | 0.4% | 867 | 1,105 |
Age structure
| 0–9 years | 10–19 years | 20–29 years | 30–39 years | 40–49 years | 50–59 years | 60–69 years | 70–79 years | 80+ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52,453 | 48,857 | 45,494 | 52,919 | 54,387 | 57,322 | 43,181 | 34,676 | 17,865 |
Media
In terms of television, West Northamptonshire is served by BBC East and ITV Anglia with television signals received from the Sandy Heath transmitter. However, some southwestern parts of the area such as Brackley is served by BBC South and ITV Meridian broadcasting from the Oxford TV transmitter.
Radio stations for the area are:
- BBC Local Radio
- BBC Radio Northampton on 104.2 FM
- BBC Radio Oxford (covering Brackley) on 95.2 FM
- Independent Local Radio
- Heart East on 96.6 FM
- Smooth East Midlands (formerly Connect FM) on 97.2 FM
- Community radio
- NLive Radio on 106.9 FM
- Inspiration FM on 107.8 FM
The area is served by these local newspapers: Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Daventry Express and Banbury Guardian which covers Brackley.
Settlements and parishes
For a county-wide list for Northamptonshire see List of places in Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire is entirely covered by civil parishes, of which there are 166.
- Abthorpe, Adstone, Althorp, Arthingworth, Ashby St Ledgers, Ashton, Aston le Walls, Astrop, Aynho
- Badby, Barby, Blakesley, Blisworth, Boddington, Boughton, Brackley, Bradden, Brafield-on-the-Green, Braunston, Brington, Brixworth, Brockhall, Bugbrooke, Byfield
- Caldecote, Canons Ashby, Castle Ashby, Chacombe, Chapel Brampton, Charlton, Charwelton, Chipping Warden, Church Brampton, Church Stowe, Clay Coton Clipston, Cogenhoe, Cold Ashby, Cold Higham, Cosgrove, Coton, Cottesbrooke, Courteenhall, Creaton, Crick, Croughton, Culworth
- Daventry, Deanshanger, Denton, Dodford, Draughton
- East Farndon, East Haddon, Easton Neston, Edgcote, Elkington, Evenley, Everdon, Eydon
- Farthinghoe, Farthingstone, Flore, Fawsley
- Gayton, Grafton Regis, Grange Park, Great Brington, Great Oxendon, Greatworth, Greens Norton, Grimscote, Guilsborough
- Hackleton, Hanging Houghton, Hannington, Harlestone, Harpole, Hartwell, Haselbech, Hellidon, Helmdon, Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Holcot, Holdenby, Hollowell
- Kelmarsh, Kilsby, King's Sutton, Kislingbury
- Lamport, Lilbourne, Litchborough, Little Brington, Little Houghton, Long Buckby, Lower Catesby
- Maidford, Maidwell, Marston St. Lawrence, Marston Trussell, Middleton Cheney, Milton Malsor, Moreton Pinkney, Moulton
- Naseby, Nether Heyford, Newbottle, Newnham, Northampton, Norton
- Old, Old Stratford, Overthorpe, Overstone
- Passenham, Pattishall, Paulerspury, Pitsford, Potterspury, Preston Capes
- Quinton
- Radstone, Ravensthorpe, Roade, Rothersthorpe
- Scaldwell, Shutlanger, Sibbertoft, Silverstone, Slapton, Spratton, Stanford-on-Avon, Staverton, Stoke Bruerne, Sulby, Sulgrave, Syresham
- Teeton, Thenford, Thornby, Thorpe Mandeville, Tiffield, Towcester
- Upper Catesby, Upper Heyford, Upper Stowe
- Wappenham, Walgrave, Warkworth, Watford, Weedon Bec, Weedon Lois, Welford, Welton, West Haddon, Weston, Whilton, Whiston, Whitfield, Whittlebury, Wicken, Winwick, Woodend, Woodford Halse
- Yardley Gobion, Yardley Hastings, Yelvertoft
Locations
The district includes the site of the Roman fortified town of Bannaventa, and the grade I listed stately home Althorp House and its estate.
References
References
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- {{United Kingdom district population citation
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- 1991 census data taken from [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/ NOMIS] which was extracted using the 'local authorities: district / unitary (prior to April 2015)' geography type.
- "Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics".
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- (1 May 2004). "Full Freeview on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter".
- (1 May 2004). "Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter".
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