South Northamptonshire
| South Northamptonshire District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Northamptonshire |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Towcester |
| Government | |
| • Type | South Northamptonshire District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: |
Chris Heaton-Harris, Andrea Leadsom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.8 sq mi (634.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 65th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 89,100 |
| • Rank | Ranked 270th |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 34UG (ONS) E07000155 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 98.4% White |
| Website | southnorthants.gov.uk |
South Northamptonshire is a district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Towcester, first established as a settlement in Roman Britain. The population of the Local Authority District Council in 2011 was 85,189.
The largest town in the district is Brackley, which had a population of 14,000 in 2008 followed by Towcester which has a population of nearly 10,000. Other significant settlements in size include Deanshanger, Bugbrooke, Roade, King's Sutton, Silverstone and Middleton Cheney. Many of the villages listed have populations exceeding 1000.
The northern half of the district is generally higher than the south, reaching 192m northeast of the centre of Aston-le-Walls AOD and 182m on the road east of Culworth, a village which also rests on top of the ridge following the general WSW line of the county and of the district but except for this is north of the district. This ridge is part of the Jurassic Way. Lower parts are at 85m AOD (above mean sea level) in the southwest corner and 50 m (160 ft) AOD in the northeast.
The district is shaped approximately like the Christian cross in an ENE orientation extending from its top at the southeast of Northampton and reaching to a north-south line south-by-southeast of Banbury, Oxfordshire. An additional arm near its foot reaches north through the large village of Chipping Warden to Upper Boddington.
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