East Northamptonshire

East Northamptonshire District
East Northamptonshire Shown within Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire within England
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Northamptonshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 99th 509.79 km²
Admin. HQ:	Thrapston
ONS code:	34UD
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.3% White
Politics
East Northamptonshire District Council http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
MPs:	Peter Bone, Phil Hope

East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area. Other towns include Oundle and Higham Ferrers.

The district was formed on April 1, 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.

Settlements and parishes

*Aldwincle, Apethorpe, Ashton
*Barnwell, Benefield, Blatherwycke, Brigstock, Bulwick
*Chelveston cum Caldecott, Clopton, Collyweston, Cotterstock
*Deene, Deenethorpe, Denford, Duddington-with-Fineshade
*Easton-on-the-Hill
*Fotheringhay
*Glapthorn, Great Addington
*Hargrave, Harringworth, Hemington, Higham Ferrers
*Irthlingborough, Islip
*King`s Cliffe
*Laxton, Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe
*Little Addington, Lowick, Luddington, Lutton
*Nassington, Newton Bromswold
*Oundle
*Pilton, Polebrook
*Raunds, Ringstead, Rushden
*Southwick, Stanwick, Stoke Doyle, Sudborough
*Tansor, Thorpe Achurch, Thrapston, Thurning, Titchmarsh, Twywell
*Wadenhoe, Wakerley, Warmington, Woodford, Woodnewton
*Yarwell