# Sixfields > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sixfields > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sixfields.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixfields > Source revision: 1356769676 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Area of Northampton, England For the football ground, see [Sixfields Stadium](/source/Sixfields_Stadium). Human settlement in England Sixfields Sixfields Panoramic view of Sixfields Stadium looking south towards Hunsbury Hill. In the distance on the left side is the Carlsberg Brewery Sixfields Location within Northamptonshire Population 12,000 [1] Est for Sixfield NCC Division • London 60 mi (97 km) Civil parish Northampton Unitary authority West Northamptonshire Ceremonial county Northamptonshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Northampton Postcode district NN Dialling code 01604 UK Parliament Northampton South and South Northamptonshire List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°14′10″N 0°55′52″W / 52.236°N 0.931°W / 52.236; -0.931 Multi screen cinema, Cineworld, at Sixfields **Sixfields** is an area of [Northampton](/source/Northampton), in the [West Northamptonshire](/source/West_Northamptonshire) district, in [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire), England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town centre along the [A4500](/source/A4500_road) St James Road and Weedon Road towards [M1](/source/M1_motorway) junction 16 about 2 miles (3.2 km) further west. It is close to the [Duston](/source/Duston), [Upton](/source/Upton%2C_Northamptonshire) and [St James](/source/St_James_End%2C_Northampton) 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" . ## Northamptonshire County Council Division Sixfields is also the name of a division of [Northamptonshire County Council](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Council) since the 2013 county council elections when it was held by the [Liberal Democrat](/source/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)) party. The division covers the Northampton town areas of Briar Hill, Camp Hill, part of [West Hunsbury](/source/West_Hunsbury), Hunsbury Hill, Swan Valley, Hunsbury Meadows, Upton and St James. The division includes the [Sixfields Stadium](/source/Sixfields_Stadium) used by [Northampton Town Football Club](/source/Northampton_Town_F.C.) (known as "The Cobblers") as well as the [Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club](/source/Northampton_Saints) stadium both of which are due to expand in 2013. The [Northampton Lift Tower](/source/National_Lift_Tower) is also located there. The [River Nene](/source/River_Nene) flows in the valley between the north and south parts of the division. Significant flooding occurred in the St James area in 1998. ## Background Part of the area was a [landfill site for domestic waste](/source/Landfill) 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 by [Northamptonshire County Council](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Council) occupies part of the site, but will be relocated soon. ## Walter Tull memorial Near the Cobblers stadium is a memorial to [Walter Tull](/source/Walter_Tull) who played for Northampton Town. Tull became the first black/mixed race combat officer in the British Army during the [first world war](/source/World_War_I) 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] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Census, 2011 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_2-0)** ["The Extraordinary Life of Walter Tull"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/02/20/walter_tull_feature.shtml). [BBC](/source/BBC). Retrieved 19 May 2012. v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton Hardingstone Hunsbury Meadows Kingsthorpe Lumbertubs Moulton New Duston Queen's Park Round Spinney Sixfields St James End Upton West Hunsbury Weston Favell Wootton Governance Constituencies Northampton North Northampton South South Northamptonshire Northampton Borough Council Northampton Town Council Northamptonshire County Council Culture Places of interest 78 Derngate All Saints' Church Doddridge United Reformed Church (1695) Delapré Abbey National Lift Tower The Holy Sepulchre Northampton Castle Northampton Cathedral Northampton Guildhall Northampton Museum and Art Gallery Entertainment The Roadmender Royal & Derngate Cultural Quarter Sol Central Sixfields Shopping Grosvenor Centre Weston Favell Shopping Centre Parks Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park Events Northampton Balloon Festival Northampton Carnival St Crispin Street Fair Education Northampton College University of Northampton Sport Teams Northampton ON Chenecks FC Northampton Saints Northampton Sileby Rangers FC Northampton Spencer FC Northampton Town FC Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Venues County Cricket Ground Franklin's Gardens Sixfields Stadium Transport A43 road A45 road Arriva Herts & Essex Avanti West Coast Grand Union Canal North Gate bus station Greyfriars bus station First Northampton M1 motorway Northampton railway station Stagecoach Midlands West Midlands Trains East Midlands England Portal Northamptonshire WikiProject Northamptonshire United Kingdom Portal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sixfields](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixfields) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixfields?action=history)). 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