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The county town is Northampton, located in the centre of the county with excellent access to London and Birmingham by both road and rail. The town formerly boasted a huge Norman castle (on the site of the current railway station) and an impressive Norman cathedral (burnt down in the The Great Fire of Northampton, 1675). Northampton has the largest medieaval open air market place in Europe. Oliver Cromwell stopped at a large, sand coloured building in the centre of the town on his way to the battle of Naseby. The River Nene runs through the town, which is navigable all the way to the Wash in Lincolnshire.

The county town is Northampton, located in the centre of the county with excellent access to London and Birmingham by both road and rail. The town formerly boasted a huge Norman castle (on the site of the current railway station) and an impressive Norman cathedral (burnt down in the The Great Fire of Northampton, 1675). Northampton has the largest medieaval open air market place in Europe. Oliver Cromwell stopped at a large, sand coloured building in the centre of the town on his way to the battle of Naseby. The River Nene runs through the town, which is navigable all the way to the Wash in Lincolnshire.

'''Links with the United States'''

'''Links with the United States'''<br/>

Lawrence Washington, an ancestor of the first US president (George Washington), was mayor of the town several times in the late 1500s. The Washington family home was at Sulgrave Manor, in the south of the county. Sulgrave Manor is now jointly owned by the UK and US governments and is preserved as a monument to the Washington family.

Lawrence Washington, an ancestor of the first US president (George Washington), was mayor of the town several times in the late 1500s. The Washington family home was at Sulgrave Manor, in the south of the county. Sulgrave Manor is now jointly owned by the UK and US governments and is preserved as a monument to the Washington family.