Fotheringhay

[ foth-uh-ring-gey ]

/ ˈfɒð ə rɪŋˌgeɪ /

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noun

a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.

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How to use Fotheringhay in a sentence

From Fotheringhay we returned to the York road and followed it northward for about twenty miles.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
His followers abandoned Fotheringhay, but stood a siege at Bytham.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
The park overlooks long lines of flat, amid which rises Fotheringhay Church.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
We have driven to Fotheringhay, and seen again the mound and the one remaining stone of the castle.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

The earl was sent back to the Tower and thence to Fotheringhay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay

/ (ˈfɒðərɪŋˌɡeɪ) /

noun

a village in E England, in NE Northamptonshire: ruined castle, scene of the imprisonment and execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587)

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