Daventry
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The service operates from the Southbrook Community Centre in Daventry every Wednesday with the help of 25 volunteers, Haywood said.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
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
Bethany Hall, 24, from Daventry, Northamptonshire, spent more than £250 on clothing for her two daughters at Rascals Uniform in early August - but she has still only received "around £50 worth" of the order.
From BBC • Nov. 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
Presiding over all was Widow Daventry, louder to my ears than all the people combined.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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