Northampton services is a

motorway service station Motorway service areas in the United Kingdom and Ireland, also known as services or service stations, are rest areas where drivers can leave a motorway to refuel/recharge, rest, eat and drink, shop or stay in an on-site overnight hotel. The vas ...

off the

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and A43 interchange near Northampton, England. It is owned by

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, and used to be called Rothersthorpe.

History

When first opened, Rothersthorpe Services (as it was then known) was located between junctions, an 'online' service area. However, in 1991 the Blisworth Bypass on the A43 was opened, this linked into the M1 at the Rothersthorpe site, creating a junction surrounding the site.Motorway Services Online
- Accessed 14 January 2009 The footbridge was taken out of use in 2002 when the site was redeveloped, though it still remains in place.

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 south of Northampton town centre and north west of London.

References

External links

Motorway Services Online - Northampton
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