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Northamptonshire is a landlocked county located in the southern part of the East Midlands region which is sometimes known as the South Midlands. The county contains the watershed between the River Severn and The Wash while several important rivers have their sources in the north-west of the county, including the River Nene, which flows north-eastwards to The Wash, and the "Warwickshire Avon", which flows south-west to the Severn. In 1830 it was boasted that "not a single brook, however insignificant, flows into it from any other district". The highest point in the county is Arbury Hill at 225 metres (738 ft).
There are several towns in the county with Northampton being the largest and most populous. At the time of the 2008 estimates, a population of 685,000 lived in the county with 205,200 living in Northampton. The table below shows all towns with over 9,000 inhabitants.
| Rank | Town | Population | Borough/District council |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton | 212,100 (2011) | Northampton Borough Council |
| 2 | Kettering | 93,500 (2011) | Kettering Borough Council |
| 3 | Wellingborough | 49,087 (2011) | Borough Council of Wellingborough |
| 4 | Corby | 61,300 (2011) | Corby Borough Council |
| 5 | Rushden | 29,265 (2011) | East Northamptonshire District Council |
| 6 | Daventry | 25,026 (2011) | Daventry District Council |
| 7 | Brackley | 13,018 (2011) | South Northamptonshire District Council |
As of 2010 there are 16 settlements in Northamptonshire with a town charter:
- Brackley, Burton Latimer, Corby, Daventry, Desborough, Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough, Kettering, Northampton, Oundle, Raunds, Rothwell, Rushden, Towcester, Thrapston and Wellingborough.
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