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Northampton

  • /nɔːˈθæmptən/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English Norþhāmtūn, equivalent to north + Hampton. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

proper noun

  1. A large town, the county town of Northamptonshire, now in West Northamptonshire district, England.
  2. A former borough in Northamptonshire, abolished on 1 April 2021 and merged into the district of West Northamptonshire.
  3. A civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, county of Northamptonshire, first elected in 2021, believed to be the largest town with a town council in England.
  4. A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Northampton is a town of just 30,000 people, with only five distinct neighborhoods. But stats like that obscure the fact that Northampton has long punched above its weight, culturally.
  5. A town in Fulton County, New York.
  6. A hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
  7. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A parish and community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  11. A town, the seat of the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia, named after John Hampton.
  12. A local government area north of Geraldton, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Northampton.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lehigh, northamptonshire, nhp., northants, daventry, ntp., abington, west northamptonshire, wellingborough, north northamptonshire, rockingham, wollaston, weston, east northamptonshire, south northamptonshire, boughton

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name county town

РусскийНортге́мптон Nortgémpton

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"Northampton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/northampton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Northampton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/northampton

Chicago

"Northampton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/northampton.

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@misc{northampton_2026,
  title = {Northampton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/northampton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}