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Northampton Hebrew CongregationNorthampton, Northamptonshire |
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Northampton Hebrew CongregationNorthampton, Northamptonshire |
Northampton
Northampton, a large town in central England on the river Nene, has a population of nearly 200,000. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a district of the administrative county of Northamptonshire.
Only one Jewish congregation, the Northampton Hebrew Congregation, is known to have existed in Northampton in modern times, although there had been a community in medieval times.
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Northampton Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: | Overstone Road, Northampton NN1 3JW (acquired in 1890, rebuilt in 1964/5) |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Formed: | 1888 |
| Ritual: | Orthodox |
| Affiliation: | A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi. |
| Marriage Certification: | Group for Certification: Board of Deputies Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List Registration District: Northampton & Hardingstone |
| Website: | http://www.northantshc.org/ |
| Congregation Numbers: | 1895 - 15 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1896/97) 1900 - 20 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1900/01) |
Jewish Population Data
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1896 1934 1946 1955 1965 1990 2004 |
- 100-200 (The Jewish Year Book 1896/97) - 70 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) - 200 families (The Jewish Year Book 1947) - 425 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) - 300 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 185 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 322 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Northampton Information
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