Thrapston
Sign in to savethumb|Town Sign Thrapston is a market town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It was the headquarters of the former East Northamptonshire district, and at the time of the 2021 census, had a population of 7,238.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Thrapston
- UK place.population
- 7,238
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- UK place.post_town
- KETTERING
- UK place.postcode_district
- NN14
- UK place.postcode_area
- NN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01832
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP997784
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church of St James, Thrapston - geograph.org.uk - 143808.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St James, Thrapston
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thumb|Town Sign Thrapston is a market town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It was the headquarters of the former East Northamptonshire district, and at the time of the 2021 census, had a population of 7,238.
The town's name means 'Farmstead or town of a man named Thraepst'. Another source suggests the individual name is related with Old Germanic 'Trapsta', 'Trafstila' and 'thrafstjan' meaning 'to comfort:, henceforth 'farmstead or town of a man named Draefst or Draepst'.