Northampton Hebrew Congregation

& Jewish Community

Northampton, Northamptonshire

Page created: 2 March 2004
Latest revision or update: 28 April 2018

Town of Northampton

Northampton, a large town in central England on the river Nene, has a population of approximately 200,000. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a district of the administrative county of Northamptonshire.

Northampton Jewish Community

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)

On-line Articles and Other Material
relating to the Northampton Jewish Community

on JCR-UK

Northampton from "Provincial Jewry in Victorian Britain" - Papers for a conference at University College, London, convened by the Jewish Historical Society of England, prepared by Aubrey Newman - 6th July 1975.
Bibliography
Northampton Medieval Community

on third parties' websites

Remains of medieval synagogue uncovered under Northampton kebab shop - JTrails article dated 9 April 2010.
The Presence of Jews in Northamptonshire by Michael Jolles - article in Northamptonshire Past and Present, 2004, No. 57, pp.54-68.

Northampton Jewish Cemeteries Information

The Jewish cemetery in Northampton:

Towcester Road Cemetery, Jewish Section, in use since 1902.

There was also a Medieval Jewish cemetery in the town.

(For some additional information, see also IAJGS Cemeteries Project - Northampton)

Northampton Jewish Population Data
1896	100 - 200	(The Jewish Year Book 1895/6)
1934	70	(The Jewish Year Book 1935)
1946	200 families	(The Jewish Year Book 1947)
1955	425	(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
1965	300	(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
1990	185	(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
2004	322	(The Jewish Year Book 2005)

Jewish Congregations in Northamptonshire

Jewish Communities of England home page

Contact JCR-UK Webmaster:
jcr-ukwebmaster@jgsgb.org.uk
(Note: This is to contact JCR-UK, not the above Community or Congregation)