county town
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The tax value of the property runs to $66,430 - an annual bill of $795.43 including county, town and fire protection taxes.
From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2021
Those are the views of some of the 80,000-strong electorate in Buckingham, the county town of Buckinghamshire, who feel they haven't had a democratic say at a general election since 2005.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2019
The train station in Tralee, the county town of County Kerry, is named for him.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2016
Prof Bailey's line places Coventry on the opposite side from important parts of its hinterland, including the county town of Warwick itself.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2014
At one we stopped for lunch at one of those inevitable old-fashioned hotels in the main street of a county town.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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