Northampton
Midlands shoemaking center
Northampton is a town in central England, historically important for shoemaking and leather goods.
The name also appears in Massachusetts, where Northampton is a small city in the Pioneer Valley known for its liberal politics and arts scene.
She grew up in Northampton before moving to London.
Crafting footwear by hand
- cobblersShoe menders or desserts
- leatherTanned animal skin
- tanneriesHide-curing establishments
- BarclaycardUK bank's credit card
Carlsberg · brewing · logistics · distribution · warehousing · footwear · manufacturing
East Midlands county
- county townAdministrative seat of district
- MidlandsEngland's central region
Institutional grounds and buildings
Plantagenet succession conflict
- CromwellEnglish republican military leader
- Domesday Book1086 English land survey
- Peasants' RevoltMedieval English commoner rebellion
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Henry VIII · Saxon · Normans · Vikings · Roman Empire · Watling Street · Iron Age · Plantagenet
shoemaking
Crafting footwear by hand
Barclaycard · Carlsberg · brewing · logistics · distribution · warehousing · footwear · manufacturing
Northamptonshire
East Midlands county
- county townAdministrative seat of district
- MidlandsEngland's central region
Guildhall
Craft association headquarters
- All Saints ChurchChurch dedicated to all saints
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
Wars of the Roses
Plantagenet succession conflict
- CromwellEnglish republican military leader
- Domesday Book1086 English land survey
- Peasants' RevoltMedieval English commoner rebellion
Henry VIII · medieval · Saxon · Normans · Vikings · Roman Empire · Watling Street · Iron Age · Plantagenet · market town
rugby
Team sport with scrums
- East MidlandsNottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- NorthamptonshireRockingham, Silverstone, Woodford, Ashton, shoe industry
- MassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, Cape Cod, Plymouth, Salem
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- Medieval BattlesAgincourt, Hastings, Poitiers, Bannockburn, Orleans
NorthamptonSouthampton
English Channel coastal metropolis
Brighton · Portsmouth · Bournemouth · Plymouth · Penzance