Northampton services

Northampton Services
The southbound services building.
County	Northamptonshire
Road	M1
Coordinates	52°12′33″N 0°56′41″W / 52.209201°N 0.944799°W / 52.209201; -0.944799Coordinates: 52°12′33″N 0°56′41″W / 52.209201°N 0.944799°W / 52.209201; -0.944799
Operator	RoadChef
Previous operator(s)	Blue Boar
Previous name(s)	Rothersthorpe Services
Date opened	1978[1]
Website	RoadChef
Northampton services (Northamptonshire)

Northampton services is a motorway service station off the M1 motorway and A43 interchange near Northampton. It is owned by RoadChef, and used to be called Rothersthorpe.

Facilities

• Costa Coffee
• WHSmith
• Wimpy
• RestBite
• Cash Machine
• Toilets
• BP Petrol

History

The now unused footbridge over the motorway

When first opened, Rothersthorpe Services (as it was then known) was located between junctions, an 'online' service area. However in 1991 the Bilsworth Bypass on the A43 was opened,^[2] this linked into the M1 at the Rothersthorpe site, creating a junction surrounding the site.^[3]

The footbridge was taken out of use in 2002 when the site was redeveloped, though it still remains in place.^[1]

Location

Northampton services are located at junction 15A of the M1 at a junction with the A43, because of the way the service area has evolved, it is possible to reach and exit the services without negotiating the main junction, but uniquely it is also possible to access the service area on the opposite carriageway legally.

The services are about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Northampton town centre and 65 miles (105 km) north west of London.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Motorway Services Trivia - Northampton - Accessed 17th February 2009
2. ^ Bilsworth Bypass - Accessed 14th January 2009
3. ^ Motorway Services Online - Accessed 14th January 2009

External links

• Motorway Services Online - Northampton
• Motorway Services Trivia Website - Northampton

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