According to a few articles online, Northampton was actually capital of England from 931 for a couple of hundred years. I have not found any sources for these claims yet.
Northampton has got a cathedral, although it is a Roman Catholic one instead of an Anglican one. Ironically, though that stops Northampton being designated a city now, it wouldn't have in the few hundred years between England's unification and the start of the Anglican church.
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Yes Northampton was going to be the capital , but the town did not have a Cathedral so it wasn't a city
London is the capital of England, a country.
Canterbury had been the capital of England in the middle ages and still hosts the head of the Anglican Church. Winchester was the capital of England between the 10th and 11th centuries. London is the de facto capital of England and UK since the 12th century.
The capital city of the United Kingdom is London
Collingtree is an area of Northampton close to the M1 motorway which has a very good golf course.
No. Canterbury had been the capital of England in the middle ages and still hosts the head of the Anglican Church. Winchester was the capital of England between the 10th and 11th centuries. London is the de facto capital of England and UK since the 12th century.