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Northampton

American  
[nawr-thamp-tuhn, nawrth-hamp-] / nɔrˈθæmp tən, nɔrθˈhæmp- /

noun

  1. a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.

  2. a city in central Massachusetts.

  3. Northamptonshire.

Northampton British  
/ nɔːθˈhæmp-, nɔːˈθæmptən /

noun

  1. a town in central England, administrative centre of Northamptonshire, on the River Nene: footwear and engineering industries. Pop: 189 474 (2001)

  2. short for Northamptonshire

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Speaking to Bernie Keith on BBC Radio Northampton, Underwood said she was working seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Violet was jailed in Italy before being deported to England where she was incarcerated at a psychiatric institution in Northampton until her death in 1956.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Lawes spent his club career with Northampton Saints, winning two Prem titles, before joining French side Brive in 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Hull is one of the five locations on the attraction's country-wide tour, which includes London, Manchester, Sheffield and Northampton.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“My cousin in Northampton, she knows a woman whose little boy was took by the Gobblers....”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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