Northampton Detectives have been operating in Northampton and the East Midlands for almost 20 years.
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Northampton's growth was accelerated in the 19th century, first by the Grand Union Canal, which reached the town in 1815 and later the coming of the railways.
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Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England.
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Northampton is about 67 miles (108 km) north-west of London and around 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham.
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Northampton lies on the River Nene.
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The district's population is 200,100 and Northampton's population is 189,474.
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Northampton is the 21st-largest settlement in England, and the UK's 3rd-largest town without official city status after Reading and Dudley.
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Northampton is the most populous district in England that is not a unitary authority, a status it failed to obtain in the 1990s local government reform.
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Northampton's population has increased greatly since the 1960s, largely due to planned expansion under the New Towns Commission in the early 1960s.
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Northampton was a major centre of shoemaking and other leather industries.
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Northampton had a large Jewish population in the 13th century, centered around Gold Street.
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Northampton is the terminus of an arm of the Grand Union Canal.
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The arm connects to the River Nene and from that to the River Great Ouse and the North Sea.
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Northampton's closest towns are Wellingborough, Daventry and Towcester.
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