Central Museum
Central Museum is a museum in Northampton. Nearby, Northampton Cathedral (1.3 km) heads a list of 23 within 15 km. Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
Museum in Northampton
Inside Northampton
Central Museum is inside Northampton’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Northampton).
Central Museum
Museum in Northampton, England, UK.
In Northampton, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Northampton
- Official site
- northamptonmuseums.com
Central Museum on the map
The numbers show what else is near Central Museum, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Northampton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
With 243,527 people, Northampton is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Northampton
- 2Great Houghton
- 3Collingtree and Milton Malsor
- 4Little Houghton
- 5Boughton
- 6Rothersthorpe
- 7Kislingbury
- 8Moulton
Northampton
Great Houghton
Collingtree and Milton Malsor
Little Houghton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Central Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | It’s in town | 243,527 | 18 |
| Great Houghton | 3.7 km southeast of it | 648 | 8 |
| Collingtree and Milton Malsor | 3.9 km south of it | 1,514 | 8 |
| Little Houghton | 4.5 km east of it | 487 | 6 |
| Boughton | 4.9 km north of it | 623 | 8 |
| Rothersthorpe | 5.5 km southwest of it | 458 | 2 |
| Kislingbury | 6 km west of it | 1,323 | 3 |
| Moulton | 6.3 km northeast of it | 4,953 | 7 |
Around Central Museum
Our list has 23 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral1.3 km away2
CastleNorthampton Castle700 m away3
Historic houseAlthorp8.7 km away4
Museum78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House400 m away5Heritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway6.6 km away6
Historic houseEaston Neston12 km away7
CastleCastle Ashby House11 km away8
CastleBury Mount13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Central Museum: common questions
Where is Central Museum?
Central Museum is in Northampton, Northamptonshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Central Museum?
Museum in Northampton, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Central Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Northampton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Central Museum?
Within 15 km: Northampton Cathedral (1.3 km), Northampton Castle (700 m), Althorp (8.7 km) and 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House (400 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Central Museum: StJaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Mount: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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