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{{Services
|type = motorway
|image = Northampton North 2024.jpg
|operator = Roadchef
|operator2 = BP Express
|road = [[M1]] at J15A{{newline}}(also accessible to traffic on the [[A43]])
|postcode = NN4 9QS
|prevname = Rothersthorpe
|signposted = Yes
|stype = Two sites located within a junction, connected by a one mile public road
|rating = Northampton
|coords = 52.209413, -0.94352134
|briefroad = M1 at J15A and A43
|markerpost = 0105
|smartmotorway = yes
}}

A pair of modern amenity buildings where the M1 meets the A43. It has been designed so that you can enter and leave the service area without passing through the main junction.

==Facilities==
{{facilities| Catering | {{Coco Di Mama}}, {{Costa Coffee}}, {{Fresh Food Cafe}}, {{McDonald's}}, {{Costa Express}}, {{Krispy Kreme}}, {{Costa Drive Thru}}
|N = {{LEON|N|s}}, f'real Milkshakes
|S = {{McDonald's|drivethru=yes|S|s}} }}
{{facilities| Shops | {{Phone Tech}}, {{WHSmith}}
|N = {{SPAR|N|s}} }}
{{facilities| Amenities | {{Changing Places}}, {{Jackpot £500}}, Showers }}
{{facilities| Outdoor Space | No grass space }}
{{facilities| Charging Points | |N = GRIDSERVE Electric Highway 50kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2
|S = GRIDSERVE Electric Highway HPC 350kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2 }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{BP}}, Shop, {{Wild Bean Cafe}}, Free Cash Machine }}

==Parking Prices==
First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £21 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes £35. HGVs can pay £38 to include a £10 food voucher.

Prices are paid in the shop or by using [https://groupnexus.co.uk/nexuspark/nexuspay NexusPay]. The location code is 1995 (northbound) and 2027 (southbound).

HGVs can also pay by using [https://snapacc.com/ SNAP]. The location code is 6239 (northbound) and 12412 (southbound).

The fees are strictly enforced by [[GroupNexus]].

{{Parking Disclaimer}}

==Contact Details==
{{Contact Details
|address = Northampton Motorway Service Area{{newline}}
M1{{newline}}
Northampton{{newline}}
Northamptonshire{{newline}}
NN4 9QS
|telephone = 01604 831888
|websites = 
* [https://www.roadchef.com/motorway-services/northampton Northbound amenity building operated by Roadchef]
* [https://www.roadchef.com/motorway-services/northampton-south Southbound amenity building operated by Roadchef]
* [https://map.bp.com/en-GB/GB/petrol-station/northampton/rothersthorpe-northconnectmwsa/4485 Northbound forecourt operated by BP Express]
* [https://map.bp.com/en-GB/GB/petrol-station/northampton/rothersthorpe-southconnectmwsa/4486 Southbound forecourt operated by BP Express]
|foursquare = 4b892e70f964a520502132e3
}}

==Trivia and Design==
[[File:Rothersthorpe northbound 2001 Wimpy entrance.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=A long, dark corridor with the entrance to a Wimpy restaurant at the end of it.|Inside the old amenity building.]]
{{fulldetails|History:Northampton}}
Northampton was originally built as 'Rothersthorpe services'. It was waiting 20 years before it was built, and before too long it was demolished and built again. [[History:Northampton|Full history]].

The new buildings were a pair of identical airport hangar-style glass boxes with all their facilities along the back, and the layout remained a perfect rectangle until 2015, when the northbound building was extended to direct customers past a new [[SPAR]] shop. This was a trial store, which Roadchef later rolled out nationwide.

Both sides gained Changing Places facilities in winter 2022. These were followed by [[WHSmith]] store refits, with the northbound side reopening in November 2022 with new ranges and a new layout alongside new food to go offers, and the southbound store receiving the same in February 2023.

A [[McDonald's]] drive-thru lane was then added next to the southbound amenity building in Spring 2023, with the lane officially opened by Roadchef CEO Mark Fox and [[The Services King]] on 22 June 2023. The car and coach parks were both reconfigured as a result.

Western Power Distribution increased the electricity capacity at Northampton in 2023, allowing the southbound side to gain six additional high-powered charging bays in December 2023. Works will commence in {{current|January 2025}} on adding a further six bays to the southbound side, in what Roadchef describes as 'phase two' of a four-phase EV charging hub project here. The southbound side will eventually become home to 24 high-powered chargers in what will be one of the largest EV hubs for Roadchef.

Both Fresh Food Café units gained Coco Di Mama offerings on 18 December 2023, as part of Roadchef's continued expansion of the brand.

==Alternatives==
{{Succession start}}
{{Succession|1|M1| [[Newport Pagnell]] (13 miles) |
[[Watford Gap]] (10 miles)}}
{{Succession|1|A43| [[Cherwell Valley]] (22 miles){{newline}}[[Towcester]] (7 miles) |
none }}
{{Succession|2|Roadchef| none nearby |
[[Watford Gap]] (10 miles) }}
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