Kingsthorpe was once a Northamptonshire village but is now a suburb to the north-west of the major town of Northampton. The River Nene flows through the area to the west. Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... This article is about Northampton, England. ... The River Nene is a river in the east of England. ...

The church was begun in the 11th century and includes some features which date from that time. The tower and spire are 14th century. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School is one of the main Primary schools in the area.

Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in the BBC series of the same name, was born in the village. Joan Hickson played Miss Marple in the popular BBC TV series Joan Hickson OBE (August 5, 1906 – October 17, 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television, who achieved fame in her old age playing Agatha Christies Miss Marple. ... Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christies crime novels. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Miss Marple was a long-running and popular British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. ...

Major routes through the area include the A508 and the A5199. The Northampton & Lamport Railway will shortly construct a terminus just outside Kingsthorpe at the old Boughton crossing on the A5199.[1] The A508 is a short (about 30 miles/50 km) A-class road for north/south journeys in south central England, forming the route from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, via Northampton, to north-west Milton Keynes. ... The A5199 road is the direct road from Leicester to Northampton in England. ... Steam Locomotive 7646 Northampton officially named by the Mayor of Northampton The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire England, and is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Northampton. ...

The University of Northampton has a campus in Kingsthorpe. This article is about The University of Northampton in the present day; for the University in existence from 1261 to 1265, see University of Northampton (thirteenth century). ...

External links

• Statistics
• 1839 description
• Picture of the parish church

Coordinates: 52°15′N, 0°54′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...