Thrapston

Also known as Thrapston, Northamptonshire

thumb|Town Sign Thrapston is a market town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It was the headquarters of the former East Northamptonshire district, and at the time of the 2021 census, had a population of 7,238.

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Thrapston
UK place.population: 7,238
UK place.population_ref: (2021 census)
UK place.unitary_england: North Northamptonshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Northamptonshire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: Corby and East Northamptonshire
UK place.post_town: KETTERING
UK place.postcode_district: NN14
UK place.postcode_area: NN
UK place.dial_code: 01832
UK place.os_grid_reference: SP997784
UK place.static_image_name: Church of St James, Thrapston - geograph.org.uk - 143808.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Church of St James, Thrapston

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Population: 6239
Image: UK Thrapston.jpg
Dialing code: 01832

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Commons category: Thrapston
OS grid reference: SP997784
postal code: NN14

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The town's name means 'Farmstead or town of a man named Thraepst'. Another source suggests the individual name is related with Old Germanic 'Trapsta', 'Trafstila' and 'thrafstjan' meaning 'to comfort:, henceforth 'farmstead or town of a man named Draefst or Draepst'.