South Northamptonshire District Northamptonshire England United Kingdom
52.135107,-0.989688
Towcester
Towcester ( TOH-stər) is an affluent market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative centre of the South Northamptonshire district.
Towcester is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the country. It was the Roman town of Lactodurum, located on Watling Street, today’s A5. In Saxon times, this was the frontier between the kingdom of Wessex and the Danelaw. Towcester features in Charles Dickens's novel The Pickwick Papers as one of Mr Pickwick's stopping places on his tour. The local racecourse has hosted many national horseracing events.
Known in ancient times as: Lactodorum
Periods/Settlements: roman, late-antique
Distance between:
London to Towcester57 Miles / 92 Kms Liverpool to Towcester122 Miles / 196 Kms
52.135107,-0.989688