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Its location provides access to the A43 and A45 primary trunk roads. Travelling by car, the average journey time to the UK’s top twenty cities (excluding London) from Northampton is an hour less than the average time from Central London.
There are rapid connections to major airports such as London Stansted, Luton and East Midlands (all just over an hour away) as well as London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Birmingham. Northampton is also within easy reach of East Coast ports such as Felixstowe, Harwich and Hull.
LABOUR SUPPLY
| All people | 651,800 |
| Males | 322,400 |
| Females | 329,400 |
| All people - working age | 407,000 |
| Males - working age | 212,600 |
| Females - working age | 194,400 |
| Working population | 407,000 |
| Available jobs | 351,000 |
| Car | Miles | Times |
| M1 Jct 15a | 1.5 | 5m |
| M1 Jct 16 | 3.5 | 6m |
| Birminghmam | 52 | 58m |
| London | 68 | 1hr 25m |
| Manchester | 144 | 2hrs 28m |
| Airports | ||
| Luton | 38 | 42M |
| Birmingham Int. | 47 | 53m |
| East Midlands | 51 | 58m |
| London Heathrow | 68 | 1hr 11m |
| Stansted | 87 | 1hr 30m |
| Sea ports | ||
| Harwich | 127 | 2hr 32m |
| Felixstowe | 128 | 2hr 24m |
| Liverpool | 145 | 2hr 32m |
| Hull | 150 | 2hr 32m |
| Dover | 154 | 2hr 33m |