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The original village retains a semi-rural character, away from the main roads, overlooked by the [[parish church]] and [[Vernacular architecture|vernacular]] cottages. The suburb's amenities are centred on the main [[A508 road|A508]] and [[A5199 road]]s that link central Northampton with [[Market Harborough]] and [[Leicester]] respectively.
[[File:Kingsthorpe and Northampton University's Park Campus, aerial 2014 - geograph.org.uk - 4054808.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Kingsthorpe in 2014]]
Areas considered part of Kingsthorpe have since grown around the original village, with residential development mainly to the north and either side of the A508 and A5199 roads. The parish of Kingsthorpe covers a large area split into 5 wards: Kingsthorpe, Obelisk, St Davids, Spring Park and Sunnyside.
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==History==
[[File:Kingsthorpe_Village_Green.jpg|thumb|Houses surrounding the village green]]
Kingsthorpe was listed in the [[Domesday Book]] in 1085 as ''Torp'';{{sfn|Mills|1991|loc=Kingsthorpe}} at this time it formed part of the [[demesne]] of the Crown.<ref name=ConservationArea>{{cite web|url=https://www.northampton.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/9244/kingsthorpe-conservation-area-appraisal-2016.pdf
The Domesday Book also made reference to three [[watermill]]s, which were later known as North (or Farre) Mill (being furthest from the village), the Nether Mill in the village, and the South Mill nearer to Northampton.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor>{{cite book |last= Horner|first= Tony|date= 2005|title= Kingsthorpe: A Royal Manor Explorer|publisher= Léonie Press}}</ref> Milling in Kingsthorpe continued into the 20th century, when all the mills were demolished.
[[File:Kingsthorpe_Houses.jpg|thumb|A row of stone houses in the village]]
The historic core of the village is centred on the village green and the 12th-century Church of St John the Baptist. The original parish of Kingsthorpe was large and extended to approximately 1743 acres in 1767,<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/> incorporating areas that would now be considered neighbourhoods of present-day Kingsthorpe, as well as parts of [[Abington, Northamptonshire|Abington]] and [[Kingsley, Northampton|Kingsley]] to the east, and parts of the [[Queen's Park, Northampton|Queen's Park]] and [[Semilong]] estates to the south.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/>
Some of the oldest buildings in the village, which date back to the 17th century, include Kingswell Cottage on The Green;<ref>{{cite web| url = https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1039678| title = KINGSWELL COTTAGE, Kingsthorpe - 1039678 |website=Historicengland.org.uk|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> stone cottages in Well Yard;<ref>{{cite web| url = https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1372227?section=official-listing| title = 13, 14 AND 15, WELL YARD, Kingsthorpe - 1372227 |website=Historicengland.org.uk|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> and the Home Farm farmhouse, Dovecote and Barn on Kingswell Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1372225|title=HOME FARM HOUSE, Kingsthorpe - 1372225 |website=Historicengland.org.uk|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:Thornton_Hall_Kingsthorpe.jpg|thumb|Kingsthorpe Hall was built c. 1775]]
Kingsthorpe Hall (formerly Thornton Hall) was built circa 1775. The hall and surrounding parkland was sold to the local council in 1937. Thornton Park is now a popular public park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/northampton/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8606000/8606857.stm|title = Thornton Park needs a face lift|website=News.bbc.co.uk|date = 7 April 2010}}</ref> The stables of the former hall also date back to the 18th century; both the stables and hall have since been converted into private residences.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1372151?section=official-list-entry | title=STABLES, KINGSTHORPE HALL, Kingsthorpe - 1372151 | Historic England }}</ref>
In 1835, the Kingsthorpe Baptist Chapel opened on the High Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mymethodisthistory.org.uk/chapels/northamptonshire-2/northampton-kingsthorpe-high-street-methodist-baptist-church|title = Northampton, Kingsthorpe High Street Methodist/Baptist Church|website=Mymethodisthistory.org.uk}}</ref> The Catholic Church of St Aidan on Manor Road opened in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.staidansnorthampton.org.uk/history|title=History of St. Aidan's | Catholic Church of St. Aidan|website=Staidansnorthampton.org.uk|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:Kingsthorpe_Old_School.jpg|thumb|The old Kingsthorpe National School was built in 1840]]
Kingsthorpe had provisions for education during the 17th century; the first recorded school building was on the corner of the High Street where it meets The Rise.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/> The building was rebuilt in 1870.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/> The old Kingsthorpe National School on the junction of High Street and Knights Lane was established in 1840.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/> Both buildings have since been converted in private residences.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/> By 1905, Kingsthorpe Grove School was established; the red brick building and its moulded terracotta dressings is listed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1257892?section=official-list-entry | title=KINGSTHORPE GROVE LOWER SCHOOL AND ATTACHED FRONT WALLS AND GATEWAYS, Kingsthorpe - 1257892 | Historic England }}</ref>
[[File:Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School - geograph.org.uk - 3594703.jpg|thumb|Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School in 2013]]
In 1882, the current St Davids Hospital was constructed on the site of the original hospital founded in 1200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1372196|title=ST DAVID'S, Kingsthorpe - 1372196 |website=Historicengland.org.uk|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> The building was later used as a school and is now a rehabilitation care home for adults with brain injuries.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/>
In 1891, a hospital was erected on the western side of Harborough Road used to treat infectious diseases. Just opposite, the Kingsthorpe Cemetery opened in 1898 on the eastern side of the road, where it has remained and enlarged since. The cemetery is part of the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]. In 1899, a second hospital to treat infectious diseases was erected at the northern end of the Welford Road.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/>
[[File:Map of Northamptonshire OS Map name 045-NW, Ordnance Survey, 1884-1892.jpg|thumb|19th century map of Kingsthorpe]]
In 1900, the village was incorporated into the County Borough administrative area. In 1912, the local council acquired 21 acres on the east of the Welford Road from the Thornton estate, which later became the Recreation Ground (or 'The Rec' for short) where there were facilities for cricket, football, tennis and bowls as well as a children's playground.<ref name=KingsthorpeManor/>
[[File:Northampton Trams (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Northampton Corporation Tramways|Northampton Corporation trams]] in Kingsthorpe in about 1905]]
A [[Northampton Corporation Tramways]] route served Kingsthorpe until the network was closed{{sfn|Salzman|1937|pp=81–88}} at the end of 1934.
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Between the late 1960s and 1970s, the Spring Park estate (which includes Acre Lane, Rookery Lane and Sherwood Avenue) was developed in the west, followed in the east by Obelisk estate, which ushered in the construction of Holly Lodge Drive.
In 1972, the College of Education was opened by Margaret Thatcher. The college, located off the Boughton Green Road, later became the main campus for the [[University of Northampton]], before it moved to its new town centre campus in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/northampton-university-of-459003.html?amp |title = Northampton, University of |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> The old campus was demolished for new housing. In 1974, the Kingsthorpe Shopping Centre opened. It included shops, a post office, a pub and a [[Waitrose]] supermarket. In the early 2000s, alterations were made to demolish part of the centre to extend Waitrose and its car park. In 2021, a [[Starbucks]] coffee shop opened and Waitrose completed a refurbishment. A second supermarket was built next to Waitrose in 1986; it operated as [[Safeway (UK)|Safeway]] for a number of years but is now an [[Asda]] supermarket. In 2023, a [[Cook Trading|COOK]] shop opened next to Waitrose.
Newer housing developments, including Tollgate Close, Brampton Park and Cedrus Court, were also completed by the 1980s. Residential development has continued into the 21st century: Bective Close, Lime Tree Gardens and Scholars Court were built on former brownfield land. Buckton Fields, a large new housing estate built land directly to the north of the border of the Kingsthorpe parish, is still in development.
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