Daventry
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Jo Haywood first went to the Daventry Community Larder in Northamptonshire as a shopper and for the past two years has volunteered to run the service.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
"Our best-value tickets for young people under 19 are our seven-day Rugby & Daventry 'megarider' tickets, priced at £18.90," said Mark Whitelocks, managing director of Stagecoach Midlands.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
When she was 9, she moved to Daventry in central England with her mother, Jane Hallenga; her twin sister, Maren Hallenga; and their older sister Maike Hallenga, all three of whom survive her.
From New York Times • May 6, 2024
Daventry Banksie, who has remained anonymous, said she had achieved what she wanted because some road repairs had started.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024
For me—as Widow Daventry had said—they cared not so much as a rooster’s tooth.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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