{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-28.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/28",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nthe urban district of Corby;\nin the rural district of Kettering, the parishes of Cottingham, East Carlton, Gretton, Middleton, Rockingham, Stanion and Weldon.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nthe borough of Kettering;\nthe urban districts of Burton Latimer, Desborough and Rothwell;\nthe rural district of Kettering, except the parishes in district 1.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nthe borough of Higham Ferrers;\nthe urban districts of Irthlingborough, Oundle, Raunds and Rushden;\nthe rural district of Oundle and Thrapston;\nin the rural district of Wellingborough, the parish of Newton Bromswold.\n4\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nthe borough of Daventry;\nthe rural district of Daventry;\nthe rural district of Brixworth, except the area in district 5.\n5\nThe county borough of Northampton;\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nin the rural district of Brixworth, so much of the parish of Overstone as lies within the designated area of Northampton New Town;\nin the rural district of Northampton, the parishes of Billing and Hardingstone and so much of the parishes of Brafield-on-the-Green, Collingtree, Courteenhall, Great Houghton, Kislingbury, Little Houghton, Milton Malsor, Rothersthorpe, Upton and Wootton as lies within the said designated area;\nin the rural district of Wellingborough, so much of the parish of Ecton as lies within the said designated area.\n6\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nthe urban district of Wellingborough;\nthe rural district of Wellingborough, except the areas in districts 3 and 5.\n7\nIn the administrative county of Northamptonshire—\nthe borough of Brackley;\nthe rural districts of Brackley and Towcester;\nthe rural district of Northampton, except the areas in district 5.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}