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WikiProject Northamptonshire

Northampton Guildhall
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Northamptonshire articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA				3			3
FL			1	2			3
GA	1	3	1	12			17
B	1	6	5	16		1	29
C	3	7	13	90		3	116
Start		8	57	485		2	552
Stub		1	7	478		32	518
List			2	41			43
Category					337		337
Disambig					2		2
File					7		7
Project					3		3
Template					24		24
NA				2	36		38
Other					2		2
Assessed	5	25	86	1,129	411	38	1,694
Total	5	25	86	1,129	411	38	1,694
WikiWork factors (?)		ω =6,453			Ω = 5.23

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• Uses an importance scale of Low to Top.

Alerts for articles related to Northamptonshire are located atWikipedia:WikiProject Northamptonshire/Article alerts

The primary objective of this project is to improve coverage onNorthamptonshire pages to the best possible quality. This means improving pages such that pages have more than just a few lines ( stubs). Below are our detailled objectives:

• To have a page on all settlements inNorthamptonshire.
• To ensureall pages have at least ten lines, and expand pages with little information.
• Create guidelines (style and otherwise) for articles about Northamptonshire.
• Add suitable images by making or finding
• Bring theNorthamptonshire page to 'Good Article' quality
• Add suitable maps by making or finding
• To Improve all articles relating to Northamptonshire
• To tag all Northamptonshire articles.
• Complete the incomplete infoboxes (add coordinates)
• Add some references
• Add categories
• Our biggest aim is to getNorthampton,Wellingborough,Kettering,Corby andRushden to 'Good Article' quality
  • Wellingborough reached GA on 27 June 2010

Feel free to add yourself here; please indicate your particular interest.

1. 2006toyotacorrola (talk ·contribs) born and live here, a transport enthusiast but also might contribute in other places.
2. Naray14 (talk ·contribs) Born and raised in East Northamptonshire. Have moved away but I'm still interested in the area and hope to contribute to some of our pages.
3. Likelife (talk ·contribs)-From Wellingborough, want to make Wellingborough and other information on transport better, but I will edit other pages any way.
4. Jeni (talk ·contribs) - Generally working on village articles.Jeni^(talk)13:20, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
5. Kudpung (talk ·contribs) - Lived in Corby for a couple of years. Work on articles for schools, and towns.--Kudpung (talk)12:42, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
6. JollyΩJanner, help out here especially with setting up the assessment department.13:03, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
7. Grev02 (talk ·contribs) - Come from Kettering, live in Brighton. I've been adding to Kettering's history section as it appeared no one else in Kettering had bothered!
8. TheSmuel (talk ·contribs) - Non-native, living and working Kettering.
9. ReformatMe (talk ·contribs) - Wellingburian living in bothWellingborough andTwywell. Will be working on geographical information and expanding information on some of villages.
10. Bogbumper (talk ·contribs) - grew up in the county; will try to help out where I can
11. Fortnum (talk ·contribs) - Born and brought up in North Northamptonshire: will be working on villages in North and East Northamptonshire
12. Majabl (talk ·contribs) - Northamptonian by birth and by residence. Spent most of my growing up in in Daventry district.
13. Buchebroc (talk ·contribs) - Resident in Bugbrooke for more than 30 years. Would like to enhance Bugbrooke entry as there is a lot of relevant material still absent.
14. 21:07, 19 October 2009 (UTC) - I've lived in Corby all my life, I'm currently studying atThe Kingswood School, i'm an all round nerd and i'm in love with the word Huzzah.[reply]
15. [[ACEOREVIVED (talk)22:15, 22 March 2012 (UTC)]]. I have lived in Northamptonshire since 1993, although my roots are actually inHertfordshire. I have lived in both Far Cotton and Kingsthorpe in Northampton, and I know Northampton itself quite well, so feel able to join this WikiProject group.[reply]
16. Noddyt (talk ·contribs) - Lifelong Northamptonshire resident. Particular interests areEarly Medieval Nene Valley, the Hamfordshoe (Anduedeshoe) and Huxloe (Suþnaveslund) Hundreds, pre-Christian evidence and Christian conversion period.
17. StanwickRes (talk ·contribs) - My interests are photography and history, especially heritage.
18. Leeds01 used to live at The Rectory, Milton Malsor, Northants and, feeling very much attached, wants to upgrade the page to the utmost.
19. User: Vorbee - I have lived in Northamptonshire since 1993.Vorbee (talk)17:43, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
20. G-13114 (talk ·contribs) - I'm not native to the county, but I've worked on a number of Northants related articles such asDaventry.G-13114 (talk)01:26, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
21. Beetricks (talk ·contribs) - a Northampton native. I live there. –19:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
22. Bearas (talk ·contribs) - working in Northamptonshire since 2020 and fully moved to Northampton in 2023 -Bearas (talk)05:34, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
23. DimensionalFusion (talk ·contribs) - Transport enthusiastDimensionalFusion(talk)12:22, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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There is lots to do but the most important things are:

• List of places in Northamptonshire - make a page on villages with broken links.
• Oundle, Higham F, Raunds, Rothwell, Towcester all need quite a few references.
• Start working onCorby like we did onWellingborough.
• History of Northamptonshire Urgently need references.

Thetalk page is the place to talk about this project, and to centralise discussions that involve two or more articles.

• All Villages have been tagged, class and have importance
• All towns have been tagged and have importanceLikelife (talk)10:22, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Active contributors to theNorthampton article informed of this project creation.--Kudpung (talk)13:56, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Active contributors to theCorby article informed of this project creation.--Kudpung (talk)13:56, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Active contributors to theWellingborough article informed of this project creation.--Kudpung (talk)13:56, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• All borough Councils have tags and importance scales but don't have Class as yet.Likelife (talk)15:54, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Active contributors to theKettering article informed of this project creation. --Kudpung (talk)16:57, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Hardwick, Northamptonshire has been created with infobox and tags
• All towns have been classedWellingborough,Kettering,Corby,Rushden,Brackley,Thrapston,Oundle,Desborough,Rothwell,Burton Latimer andHigham Ferrers.Likelife (talk)10:05, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Wellingborough is getting a lot of structural edits and is on-going.Likelife (talk)09:47, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Category:Wellingborough has been created.Likelife (talk)12:02, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Portal:Northamptonshire has been created.Likelife (talk)13:39, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  Portaldeleted as of 26 August 2019 due to low maintenanceDimensionalFusion(talk)13:37, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Kettering General Hospital article has now been created.Likelife (talk)14:16, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Northampton General Hospital article has been created.Likelife (talk)15:05, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Kettering has been promoted to C class.Likelife (talk)
• Wellingborough has been suggested for GA class.Likelife (talk)
• Template:BC Wellingborough has been created.Likelife (talk)11:02, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Wellingborough is now GA!Likelife (talk)18:20, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Work onNorthamptonshire andKettering has startedLikelife (talk)16:15, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Rail transport in Northamptonshire has been createdDimensionalFusion 🏳️‍⚧️(talk)21:10, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Rail transport in Northamptonshire has been promoted toGADimensionalFusion (talk · she/her)12:13, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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