Sixfields
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 Panoramic view of Sixfields Stadium looking south towardsHunsbury Hill. In the distance on the left side is the Carlsberg Brewery | |
.svg)  Sixfields Location withinNorthamptonshire | |
| Population | 12,000 [1]Est for Sixfield NCC Division |
| • London | 70 mi (110 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
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Sixfields is an area ofNorthampton, in theWest Northamptonshire district, inNorthamptonshire, England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town centre along theA4500 St James Road and Weedon Road towardsM1 junction 16 about 2 miles (3.2 km) further west. It is close to theDuston,Upton andSt James areas of the town. Located next to The River Nene and The Grand Union Canal (Northampton Arm), Sixfields is often called "The Starcity of Northamptonshire" .
Sixfields is also the name of a division ofNorthamptonshire County Council since the 2013 county council elections when it was held by theLiberal Democrat party. The division covers the Northampton town areas of Briar Hill, Camp Hill, part ofWest Hunsbury, Hunsbury Hill, Swan Valley, Hunsbury Meadows, Upton and St James. The division includes theSixfields Stadium used byNorthampton Town Football Club (known as "The Cobblers") as well as theNorthampton Saints Rugby Football Club stadium both of which are due to expand in 2013. TheNorthampton Lift Tower is also located there. TheRiver Nene flows in the valley between the north and south parts of the division. Significant flooding occurred in the St James area in 1998.
Part of the area was alandfill site for domestic waste originally. It was redeveloped into a leisure area to accommodate the Sixfields Stadium and an athletics running track. A domestic and trade waste recycling centre run byNorthamptonshire County Council occupies part of the site, but will be relocated soon.
Near the Cobblers stadium is a memorial toWalter Tull who played for Northampton Town. Tull became the first black/mixed race combat officer in the British Army during thefirst world war and was killed in action during 1918. The road past the stadium is named Walter Tull Way often showing signs of subsidence due to the previous use as a waste site.[2]
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