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Northamptonshire
[ nawr-thamp-tuhn-sheer, -sher, nawrth-hamp- ]
noun
- a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2,365 sq. km).
Northamptonshire
/ nɔːˈθæmptənˌʃɪə; -ʃə; nɔːθˈhæmp- /
noun
- a county of central England: agriculture, food processing, engineering, and footwear industries. Administrative centre: Northampton. Pop: 642 700 (2003 est). Area: 2367 sq km (914 sq miles) Northants
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Mr. Nicholson left a will wherein he provided for his poor old sister for life, with remainder to a niece in Northamptonshire.
During the long vacation, the sergeant usually retired to his country seat at Rowell in Northamptonshire.
Yardley Chase, a fragment of one of the old Northamptonshire forests, adjoins the park.
Oundle has been inhabited since the days of the Romans, and is justly noted as “one of the pleasantest towns in Northamptonshire.”
More than seven hundred of them refused; and in that number there were fifty-seven non-subscribing ministers in Northamptonshire.
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