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Daventry

British  
/ ˈdævəntrɪ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"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

The strike will affect Ford's sites in Dunton in Essex, Stratford, Dagenham in east London, Daventry in Northamptonshire, and Halewood on Merseyside.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2024

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 told the BBC she was bringing her campaign to an end because "I think I achieved what I set out to achieve - to get the council to listen".

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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