Thorplands & Round Spinney

Thorplands is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest of Northampton within the West Northamptonshire unitary authority. It comprises a mix of post-war and later housing, a primary school, local shops and pocket parks. Streets are arranged around cul-de-sacs and through routes linking the estate to neighbouring districts and bus services into the town centre. Community facilities include a parish church hall and sports pitches used by amateur clubs, and edges of the estate meet fields and allotments that form a transition to more open countryside.
Immediately to the north‑east, Round Spinney is best known for its industrial estate of warehouses, workshops and trade outlets that serve businesses across the town. Beside those units is Round Spinney Local Nature Reserve, a small area of grassland and shallow ponds that receives regular visits from dog walkers and naturalists and provides a habitat for amphibians and breeding birds. The close placement of housing, commercial activity and green space shapes the day‑to‑day character of the area and its practical links to the wider Northampton economy.