The New Student's Reference Work/Northampton

Northampton, the capital of Northamptonshire, England, is a municipal county and parliamentary borough, and lies on rising ground on the left bank of the river New.  It is the center of the boot and shoe industry of England, and has extensive breweries.  The city was burned by the Danes in 1010, rebuilt by Simon de St. Liz in 1075, besieged by the barons against King John in 1215, and was the scene of the treaty recognizing the independence of Scotland in 1318.  Population about 75,000.