First in Northampton is a bus company which serves the towns of Northampton

Northampton

Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...

 and Wellingborough

Wellingborough

Wellingborough is a market town and borough in Northamptonshire, England, situated some from the county town of Northampton. The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain...

 in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The legal name of the company is Northampton Transport Limited. First Northampton is a subsidiary of First Group, and is part of the First Midlands

First Midlands

First Midlands is a operating unit of First Group operating in the English Midlands. The unit was formed in 2008 with the merger of the management and administration of First Midland Red, First Northampton and First Leicester....

 division with a headquarters in Leicester

First Leicester

First in Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd., a bus company owned by the First Group. It runs buses in the city of Leicester, England...

.

History

The bus company was originally a municipal one owned and operated by the town's borough council. In 1993 the council sold the company to the GRT Group

GRT Group

GRT Group plc was a bus operating company in the United Kingdom. Created in 1989 as a holding company to effect the buyout of Grampian Regional Transport , it grew by acquisition and in 1995 merged with Badgerline to create FirstBus plc, forerunner to worldwide transport company FirstGroup...

. GRT became part of First Group in 1995.

Fleet

First in Northampton have a small fleet of Wright Eclipse Gemini

Wright Eclipse Gemini

The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL and Volvo B5L Hybrid for use in the United Kingdom....

's and Wright Eclipse Urban's.

Town Centre

First in Northampton operate all services from Greyfriars Bus Station

Greyfriars bus station

Greyfriars bus station serves the town of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by Northampton Borough Council....

 within the town centre.

List of Routes

First operate a small network of services in Northampton. All services commence from Greyfriars Bus Station

Greyfriars bus station

Greyfriars bus station serves the town of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by Northampton Borough Council....

Route	From	To	Via	Notes
2	Town Centre	Blackthorn (Blackthorn Road)	Kettering Road, Thorplands, Goldings & Rectory Farm
4	Town Centre	Sunnyside (Holly Lodge Drive)	Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe was once a Northamptonshire village but is now an extremely affluent suburb to the north-west of the major town of Northampton, England. The River Nene flows through the area to the west...
4A	Town Centre	Acre Lane (North Star)	Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe was once a Northamptonshire village but is now an extremely affluent suburb to the north-west of the major town of Northampton, England. The River Nene flows through the area to the west...
12	Town Centre	Camp Hill (Dayrels Road)	Far Cotton Far Cotton Far Cotton, many years ago a village in its own right, is a district of the English county town of Northampton.Far Cotton is due south of the town centre, beyond Cotton End - hence the 'Far' - and south of the River Nene...  & Briar Hill
23	Town Centre	Brackmills (Salthouse Road)	Bedford Road & Pavillion Drive	Mon-Fri
28	Town Centre	Shelfleys (Ladybridge Drive)	London Road & Mereway (Tesco)
29	Town Centre	Kings Heath (Church Green)	St James & Dallington Road	(Circular - Clockwise)
30			St James & Gladstone Road	(Circular - Anti-clockwise)

Depot

The company has a depot on St James's Road, about a mile and a half (2 km) from the town centre.