county town
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Sheeran is known for playing impromptu gigs in Suffolk's county town, including one on the Town Hall steps in 2022.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
Palmer grew up in Catford, 30-miles from Kent's county town of Maidstone, while Coventry’s nine-goal striker Matt Godden is Kent-born and once played for the Stones local rivals Ebbsfleet.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2024
The Hub needs leadership, ownership, imagination, and regional thinking, along with a partnership between the state, county, town, Rechler, and future investors.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
The train station in Tralee, the county town of County Kerry, is named for him.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
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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