This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire.
Sir Edward Montagu bef. 1544–1557William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley bef. 1564 – aft. 1584Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter bef. 1594–1623Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland 1623–1625Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland 1625–1629William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer 1629–1636Sir Christopher Hatton 1636–1646InterregnumEdward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester 1660–1671James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton 1671–1681Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton 1681–1689Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth 1689Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton 1689–1706vacantGeorge Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan 1711–1714Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough 1714–1715Thomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland 1715–1735John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 1735–1749For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.