Northamptonshire is located in the heart of England .
Covering an area of 2,364 square kilometres ( 760 sq mi ) , Northamptonshire is landlocked between eight other counties : Warwickshire to the west , Leicestershire and Rutland to the north , Cambridgeshire to the east , Bedfordshire to the south-east , Buckinghamshire to the south , Oxfordshire to the south-west and Lincolnshire to the north-east – England 's shortest county boundary at .Apart from the county town of Northampton , other large population centres include Kettering , Corby , Wellingborough , Rushden and Daventry .
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