Northampton (Hampton, Virginia)

Northampton is a neighborhood in Hampton, Virginia located in the mid-western section of the town. Northampton was also known in the 1970s as home of one of the oldest little league baseball league besides Foxhill. Northampton has a large number of houses, apartment complexes, schools and shopping centers. The schools include Forrest Elementary School (formally Bethel Elementary School), Tucker-capps Elementary School, Phoenix preK-8, Jefferson Davis Middle School, and Bethel High School. It is also home to the "Northampton Bruins" a little league football and baseball team (the mascot and colors were adopted from Bethel High School).