Harpole

Coordinates: 52°14′30″N 0°59′27″W / 52.241603°N 0.990786°W / 52.241603; -0.990786

Harpole is a village 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Northampton, England, along the A4500 road (formerly the A45) about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the M1 Motorway junction 16.

Governance

Harpole is in the district council area of South Northamptonshire where it is part of Harpole and Grange ward, together with the parishes of Milton Malsor, Kislingbury, Rothersthorpe and Gayton. It is also in the area of Northamptonshire County Council and the Parliamentary Constituency of Daventry. The MP is currently Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative).

Geography

The M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junctions 16 and 15a are 2 miles (3.2 km) west and 3 miles (4.8 km) south respectively. It is 69 miles (111 km) north of London and 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Birmingham.

Demographics

2001 census data shows 1,547 people resident in the Parish Council area consisting of 755 males and 792 females (the 2009 estimated population is 1,557), in 636 households of which 82.6% were owner occupied or being purchased with a mortgage.