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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">First Northampton</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FirstGroup.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f9/FirstGroup.svg/150px-FirstGroup.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f9/FirstGroup.svg/225px-FirstGroup.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f9/FirstGroup.svg/300px-FirstGroup.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="163" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG/250px-First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG/375px-First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG/500px-First_Northampton_Citybus.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2957" data-file-height="2510" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Alexander_Coachbuilders" title="Walter Alexander Coachbuilders">Alexander RH</a> bodied <a href="/wiki/Volvo_Citybus" class="mw-redirect" title="Volvo Citybus">Volvo Citybus</a><br />in Northampton during April 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1993<span class="noprint">; 31 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">14 September 2013<span class="noprint">; 11 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2013-09-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service area</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kingsthorpe" title="Kingsthorpe">Kingsthorpe</a><br />Rectory Farm<br />Thorplands</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service type</th><td class="infobox-data">Bus services</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Hubs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greyfriars_Bus_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Greyfriars Bus Station">Greyfriars Bus Station</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depots</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet</th><td class="infobox-data">38 (March 2013)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="First Midlands">First Midlands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823145643/http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/northampton/">www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/northampton</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>First Northampton</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a bus company in <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>. It was a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a> and part of the <a href="/wiki/First_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="First Midlands">First Midlands</a> division. It ceased operating on 14 September 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-NorthamptonCC_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorthamptonCC-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FirstGroup_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FirstGroup-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Northampton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_bus_11034_(KR52_ZTN)_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G,_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane,_Luton_Airport,_25_August_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/First_bus_11034_%28KR52_ZTN%29_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G%2C_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane%2C_Luton_Airport%2C_25_August_2009.jpg/220px-First_bus_11034_%28KR52_ZTN%29_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G%2C_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane%2C_Luton_Airport%2C_25_August_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/First_bus_11034_%28KR52_ZTN%29_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G%2C_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane%2C_Luton_Airport%2C_25_August_2009.jpg/330px-First_bus_11034_%28KR52_ZTN%29_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G%2C_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane%2C_Luton_Airport%2C_25_August_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/First_bus_11034_%28KR52_ZTN%29_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G%2C_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane%2C_Luton_Airport%2C_25_August_2009.jpg/440px-First_bus_11034_%28KR52_ZTN%29_2002_Mercedes-Benz_O530_Citaro_G%2C_First_Capital_Connect_train2plane%2C_Luton_Airport%2C_25_August_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1809" data-file-height="1048" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Citaro" title="Mercedes-Benz Citaro">Mercedes-Benz O530G Citaro</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Luton_Airport" title="Luton Airport">Luton Airport</a> shuttle in August 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>First Northampton was originally a municipal bus company, <b>Northampton Transport Ltd</b>, owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Borough_Council" title="Northampton Borough Council">Northampton Borough Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993 the council sold the company to the <a href="/wiki/GRT_Group" title="GRT Group">GRT Group</a>, who in April 1995 became part of <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During July 2013 it was announced via <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Council" title="Northamptonshire County Council">Northamptonshire County Council</a>'s website that route 4 would be withdrawn on 11 August. It was also later announced that the remaining services would be withdrawn on 14 September 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-NorthamptonCC_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorthamptonCC-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FirstGroup_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FirstGroup-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fleet">Fleet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Northampton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the withdrawal of a number of services during June 2013, some vehicles were transferred to other <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a> operations. Following further reductions in services during August 2013 a number of older vehicles including the three remaining <a href="/wiki/Volvo_Citybus" class="mw-redirect" title="Volvo Citybus">Volvo Citybuses</a> followed. At the time of the final services being withdrawn the fleet consisted of nine Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L113CRLs.<sup id="cite_ref-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As at March 2013 the fleet consisted of 38 buses.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Northampton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>First Northampton operated all of their services from <a href="/wiki/Greyfriars_Bus_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Greyfriars Bus Station">Greyfriars Bus Station</a>. </p><p>First Northampton confirmed via their Twitter account on 29 May 2013 that they would be withdrawing services 12, 23, 28, 29 and 30,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most of the services were taken over by Stagecoach, Uno and Country Lion. </p><p>First Northampton's school contracts concluded in July 2013 and were not renewed. </p><p>Service 4 to Obelisk Rise was withdrawn along with the Sunday operations of services 2 & 4A on 11 August. Services 2 was withdrawn on 13 September 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-FirstGroup_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FirstGroup-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Depot">Depot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Northampton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Depot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>First Northampton operated out of the former Northampton Transport depot on St James's Road. Following the withdrawal of the final services, the depot remained in operation until 22 October 2013 to service the First Northampton operated <a href="/wiki/Luton_Airport_Parkway_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton Airport Parkway railway station">Luton Airport Parkway railway station</a> - <a href="/wiki/Luton_Airport" title="Luton Airport">Luton Airport</a> service, when it was transferred to <a href="/wiki/First_Essex" title="First Essex">First Essex</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chelmsford" title="Chelmsford">Chelmsford</a> depot.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Northampton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130603235855/http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/transport/pubtrans/pages/bus-service-changes.aspx">Archived</a> 3 June 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Northampton County Council</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FirstGroup-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FirstGroup_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FirstGroup_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FirstGroup_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823145643/http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/northampton/">Last day of Operation for First Services in Northampton</a> FirstGroup</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lgcplus.com/news/northampton-bc-moves-to-privatise-bus-service/1658491.article">Northampton Borough council moves to privatise bus operations</a> Local Government Chronicle 27 August 1993</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/badgerline-links-with-grt-1614291.html">Badgerline links with GRT</a> <i>The Independent</i> 5 April 1995</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NorthamptonChronicle25Jul13_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/bus-firm-pulls-services-out-of-northampton-1-5318322">Bus firm pulls 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title="Greyhound Canada">Greyhound Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Goose_Bus_Lines" title="Grey Goose Bus Lines">Grey Goose Bus Lines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageur_Colonial_Bus_Lines" title="Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines">Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BoltBus" title="BoltBus">BoltBus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Mexico" title="Greyhound Mexico">Greyhound Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_UK" title="Greyhound UK">Greyhound UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Connect" title="Heathrow Connect">Heathrow Connect</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport_Holdings" title="Heathrow Airport Holdings">Heathrow Airport Holdings</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_World_First_Bus" title="New World First Bus">New World First Bus</a> (26%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express_(2016-2023)" class="mw-redirect" title="TransPennine 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Bus & Coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bu-Val_Buses" title="Bu-Val Buses">Bu-Val Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ChesterBus" title="ChesterBus">ChesterBus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citibus_Tours" title="Citibus Tours">Citibus Tours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosville_Motor_Services" title="Crosville Motor Services">Crosville Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finglands_Coachways" title="Finglands Coachways">Finglands Coachways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Chester_%26_The_Wirral" title="First Chester & The Wirral">First Chester & The Wirral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GHA_Coaches" title="GHA Coaches">GHA Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenvale_Transport" title="Glenvale Transport">Glenvale Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GM_Buses" title="GM Buses">GM Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halton_Transport" title="Halton Transport">Halton Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Stones_Coaches" title="Jim Stones Coaches">Jim Stones Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fishwick_%26_Sons" title="John Fishwick & Sons">John Fishwick & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JPT_Bus_Company" title="JPT Bus Company">JPT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_United_Transport" title="Lancashire United Transport">Lancashire United Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Community_Transport" title="Manchester Community Transport">Manchester Community Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayne_Coaches" title="Mayne Coaches">Maynes Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maytree_Travel" title="Maytree Travel">Maytree Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseybus" title="Merseybus">Merseybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTL_(transport_company)" title="MTL (transport company)">MTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Road_Car_Company_(1923)" title="North Western Road Car Company (1923)">North Western Road Car Company (1923)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Road_Car_Company_(1986)" title="North Western Road Car Company (1986)">North Western Road Car Company (1986)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennine_Blue" title="Pennine Blue">Pennine Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_%26_White_Services" title="Red & White Services">Red & White Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribble_Motor_Services" title="Ribble Motor Services">Ribble Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shearings" title="Shearings">Shearings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedwellbus" title="Speedwellbus">Speedwellbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transdev_Northern_Blue" title="Transdev Northern Blue">Transdev Northern Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_North" title="UK North">UK North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yelloway_Motor_Services" title="Yelloway Motor Services">Yelloway Motor Services</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OK_Motor_Services_17_LJX_17.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img 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Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolly_Bus" title="Jolly Bus">Jolly Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull_City_Transport" title="Kingston upon Hull City Transport">Kingston upon Hull City Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexborough_and_Swinton_Traction_Company" title="Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company">Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_General_Transport_Company" title="Northern General Transport Company">Northern General Transport Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OK_Motor_Services" title="OK Motor Services">OK Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ledgard" title="Samuel Ledgard">Samuel Ledgard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Band" title="Scarlet Band">Scarlet Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire_Transport" title="South Yorkshire Transport">South Yorkshire Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tates_Travel" title="Tates Travel">Tates Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Automobile_Services" title="United Automobile Services">United Automobile Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venture_Transport" title="Venture Transport">Venture Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Riding_Automobile_Company" title="West Riding Automobile Company">West Riding Automobile Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Road_Car_Company" title="West Yorkshire Road Car Company">West Yorkshire Road Car Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rider" title="Yorkshire Rider">Yorkshire Rider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Terrier_(bus_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire Terrier (bus company)">Yorkshire Terrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Traction" title="Yorkshire Traction">Yorkshire Traction</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Midlands" title="Midlands">Midlands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barton_Transport" title="Barton Transport">Barton Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Transport" title="Birmingham City Transport">Birmingham City Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands#Birmingham_Motor_Traction" title="Diamond West Midlands">Birmingham Motor Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Buses" title="Central Buses">Central Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Coaches" title="Chase Coaches">Chase Coaches</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">First Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossopdale_Bus_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossopdale Bus Company">Glossopdale Bus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go_West_Midlands" title="Go West Midlands">Go West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands#Ludlows" title="Diamond West Midlands">Ludlows</a></li> <li><a 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West Midlands">Zak's Buses</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_of_England" title="East of England">East of England</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_National_Omnibus_Company" title="Eastern National Omnibus Company">Eastern National Omnibus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MK_Metro" title="MK Metro">MK Metro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_West_England" title="South West England">South West England</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abus_(bus_operator)" title="Abus (bus operator)">Abus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexcars" title="Alexcars">Alexcars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badgerline" title="Badgerline">Badgerline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Omnibus_Company" title="Bristol Omnibus Company">Bristol Omnibus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosville_Motor_Services_(Weston-super-Mare)" title="Crosville Motor Services (Weston-super-Mare)">Crosville Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_General" title="Devon General">Devon General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Motors" title="Greyhound Motors">Greyhound Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GWR_road_motor_services" title="GWR road motor services">Great Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hants_%26_Dorset" title="Hants & Dorset">Hants & Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippy_Bus" title="Nippy Bus">Nippy Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Buses" title="Shamrock Buses">Shamrock Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star_Motor_Services" title="Silver Star Motor Services">Silver Star Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire_Bus_%26_Coach" title="South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach">South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_National" title="Southern National">Southern National</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sureline" class="mw-redirect" title="Sureline">Sureline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trathens_Travel_Services" title="Trathens Travel Services">Trathens Travel Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WebberBus" title="WebberBus">WebberBus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wessex_Bus" title="Wessex Bus">Wessex Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Greyhound" title="Western Greyhound">Western Greyhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_National" title="Western National">Western National</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Buses" title="Yellow Buses">Yellow Buses</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alder_Valley" title="Alder Valley">Alder Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_%26_District_Traction" title="Aldershot & District Traction">Aldershot & District Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badger_Vectis" title="Badger Vectis">Badger Vectis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro%27line_Maidstone" title="Boro'line Maidstone">Boro'line Maidstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavendish_Motor_Services" title="Cavendish Motor Services">Cavendish Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Countryliner" title="Countryliner">Countryliner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastbourne_Buses" title="Eastbourne Buses">Eastbourne Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Kent_Road_Car_Company" title="East Kent Road Car Company">East Kent Road Car Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsom_Coaches" title="Epsom Coaches">Epsom Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Buzz" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Buzz">Fleet Buzz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invictaway" title="Invictaway">Invictaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Top_Travel" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent Top Travel">Kent Top Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_%26_District_Motor_Services" title="Maidstone & District Motor Services">Maidstone & District Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_Corporation_Transport" title="Maidstone Corporation Transport">Maidstone Corporation Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marchwood_Motorways" title="Marchwood Motorways">Marchwood Motorways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moss_Motor_Tours" title="Moss Motor Tours">Moss Motor Tours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Enterprise_Coaches" class="mw-redirect" title="New Enterprise Coaches">New Enterprise Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Corporation_Transport" title="Portsmouth Corporation Transport">Portsmouth Corporation Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Buses" title="Shamrock Buses">Shamrock Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Citybus" title="Southampton Citybus">Southampton Citybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southdown_Motor_Services" title="Southdown Motor Services">Southdown Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southdown_PSV" title="Southdown PSV">Southdown Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Transit" title="Thames Transit">Thames Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley_Traction" title="Thames Valley Traction">Thames Valley Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tillingbourne_Bus_Company" title="Tillingbourne Bus Company">Tillingbourne Bus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velvet_(bus_company)" title="Velvet (bus company)">Velvet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Bus_Services" title="Yellow Bus Services">Yellow Bus Services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abellio_Surrey" title="Abellio Surrey">Abellio Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bexleybus" title="Bexleybus">Bexleybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birch_Brothers" title="Birch Brothers">Birch Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro%27line_London" title="Boro'line London">Boro'line London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Citybus" title="Capital Citybus">Capital Citybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Logistics" title="Capital Logistics">Capital Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connex_Bus_UK" title="Connex Bus UK">Connex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Thames_Buses" title="East Thames Buses">East Thames Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_London" title="First London">First London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey-Green" title="Grey-Green">Grey-Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_Bus" title="Harris Bus">Harris Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentish_Bus" title="Kentish Bus">Kentish Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limebourne" class="mw-redirect" title="Limebourne">Limebourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Buslines" title="London Buslines">London Buslines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_Bus_Services" title="London Country Bus Services">London Country Bus Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_North_East" title="London Country North East">London Country North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_North_West" title="London Country North West">London Country North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_South_West" title="London Country South West">London Country South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Travel_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Durham Travel Services">London Easylink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Electrobus_Company" title="London Electrobus Company">London Electrobus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Forest" title="London Forest">London Forest</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/First_Scotland_East" title="First Scotland East">First Scotland East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Stop_Travel" title="First Stop Travel">First Stop Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson%27s_of_Moffat" title="Gibson's of Moffat">Gibson's of Moffat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKindless" title="McKindless">McKindless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munro%27s_of_Jedburgh" title="Munro's of Jedburgh">Munro's of Jedburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oban_and_District" title="Oban and District">Oban and District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapsons" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapsons">Rapsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Motor_Traction" title="Scottish Motor Traction">Scottish Motor Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strathclyde_Buses" title="Strathclyde Buses">Strathclyde Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_SMT" title="Western SMT">Western SMT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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Omnibus Services">National Welsh Omnibus Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padarn_Bus" title="Padarn Bus">Padarn Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_%26_White_Services" title="Red & White Services">Red & White Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhondda_Transport_Company" title="Rhondda Transport Company">Rhondda Transport Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Wales_Transport" title="South Wales Transport">South Wales Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Welsh" title="Western Welsh">Western Welsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Northampton" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Suburbs and villages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abington,_Northamptonshire" title="Abington, Northamptonshire">Abington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billing,_Northamptonshire" title="Billing, Northamptonshire">Billing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingtree" title="Collingtree">Collingtree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingtree_Park" title="Collingtree Park">Collingtree Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_End,_Northampton" title="Cotton End, Northampton">Cotton End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallington,_Northamptonshire" title="Dallington, Northamptonshire">Dallington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duston" title="Duston">Duston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Hunsbury" title="East Hunsbury">East Hunsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_Cotton" title="Far Cotton">Far Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Houghton,_Northamptonshire" title="Great Houghton, Northamptonshire">Great Houghton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardingstone" title="Hardingstone">Hardingstone</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunsbury_Meadows&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunsbury Meadows (page does not exist)">Hunsbury Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsthorpe" title="Kingsthorpe">Kingsthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lumbertubs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lumbertubs (page does not exist)">Lumbertubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moulton,_Northamptonshire" title="Moulton, Northamptonshire">Moulton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Duston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Duston (page does not exist)">New Duston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Park,_Northampton" title="Queen's Park, Northampton">Queen's Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Spinney" title="Round Spinney">Round Spinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixfields" title="Sixfields">Sixfields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._James_End,_Northampton" title="St. James End, Northampton">St. James End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton,_Northamptonshire" title="Upton, Northamptonshire">Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hunsbury" title="West Hunsbury">West Hunsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston_Favell" title="Weston Favell">Weston Favell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wootton,_Northamptonshire" title="Wootton, Northamptonshire">Wootton</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NorthamptonshireNorthampton.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/NorthamptonshireNorthampton.png/120px-NorthamptonshireNorthampton.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/NorthamptonshireNorthampton.png/180px-NorthamptonshireNorthampton.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/NorthamptonshireNorthampton.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="222" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Governance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">Constituencies</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)">Northampton North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northampton South (UK Parliament constituency)">Northampton South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Northamptonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)">South Northamptonshire</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Borough_Council" title="Northampton Borough Council">Northampton Borough Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Council" title="Northamptonshire County Council">Northamptonshire County Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places of interest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/78_Derngate" title="78 Derngate">78 Derngate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Church,_Northampton" title="All Saints' Church, Northampton">All Saints' Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Doddridge#Doddridge_United_Reformed_Church" title="Philip Doddridge">Doddridge United Reformed Church (1695)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delapr%C3%A9_Abbey" title="Delapré Abbey">Delapré Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Lift_Tower" title="National Lift Tower">National Lift Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Holy_Sepulchre,_Northampton" title="The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton">The Holy Sepulchre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Castle" title="Northampton Castle">Northampton Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Cathedral" title="Northampton Cathedral">Northampton Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Guildhall" title="Northampton Guildhall">Northampton Guildhall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Museum_and_Art_Gallery" title="Northampton Museum and Art Gallery">Northampton Museum and Art Gallery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Entertainment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roadmender_(nightclub)" title="Roadmender (nightclub)">The Roadmender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_%26_Derngate" title="Royal & Derngate">Royal & Derngate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_Quarter,_Northampton" title="Cultural Quarter, Northampton">Cultural Quarter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sol_Northampton" title="Sol Northampton">Sol Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixfields" title="Sixfields">Sixfields</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shopping</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grosvenor_Centre" title="Grosvenor Centre">Grosvenor Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston_Favell_Shopping_Centre" title="Weston Favell Shopping 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