South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire District | |
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Shown within Northamptonshire | |
| 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: | |
| Area | |
• Total | 244.80 sq mi (634.02 km2) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 94,490 |
| • Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 34UG (ONS) E07000155 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 98.4% White |
| Website | southnorthants.gov.uk |
South Northamptonshire was a local government district in Northamptonshire, England, from 1974 to 2021. Its council was 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 was Brackley, which had a population of 14,000 in 2008, followed by Towcester, which had a population of nearly 10,000. Other significant settlements in size included Deanshanger, Bugbrooke, Roade, King's Sutton, Silverstone and Middleton Cheney. Many of the villages listed had populations exceeding 1,000.