Geography
There are six towns in the district. Rushden is by far the largest with a population of 25,849. It is situated in the very south of the district. The second largest town is Raunds with a population of around 8,000. The smallest town in the district is Thrapston where the HQ of the East Northamptonshire council is located. Oundle is a historical market town with many ancient buildings and a large Public School. Higham Ferrers, which is part of Rushden's urban area, was the birthplace for Henry Chichele and chichele college. Irthlingborough was home to Rushden & Diamonds Football Club before it went into liquidation.
There are no railway stations in East Northamptonshire. There is one College in East Northamptonshire.
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