East Northamptonshire
| District of East Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 East Northamptonshire shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Northamptonshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Thrapston |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | East Northamptonshire Council |
| • Leadership | Alternative - Sec.31 (Conservative) |
| • MPs |
Tom Pursglove Conservative Peter Bone Conservative |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196.8 sq mi (509.8 km2) |
| Area rank | 90th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 89,700 |
| • Rank | 266th (of 326) |
| • Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.3% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 34UD (ONS) E07000152 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL0192784659 |
| Website | www |
East Northamptonshire (officially "The District of East Northamptonshire") is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden. Other towns include Oundle, Raunds, Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers. The town of Rushden is the largest settlement in the district and the smallest settlement is the hamlet of Shotley. The population of the District Council at the 2011 Census was 86,765.
The district borders onto the Borough of Corby, the Borough of Kettering, the Borough of Wellingborough, the Borough of Bedford, the City of Peterborough, the District of Huntingdonshire, South Kesteven District and the unitary authority county of Rutland.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Higham Ferrers, with the urban districts of Irthlingborough, Oundle, Raunds and Rushden, along with Oundle and Thrapston Rural District, and Newton Bromswold from Wellingborough Rural District.
Much of the district is home to Rockingham Forest, once a Royal hunting forest which takes its name from the village of Rockingham where William I built a castle.
The district is home to several of Northamptonshire's airfields including Spanhoe, King's Cliffe, Deenethorpe, Polebrook, Chelveston and Lyveden.
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