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|Known as the Rose of the Shires, the county is located in Central England in the East Midland region.
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As well as being famous for its shoemaking heritage, it is also home to Althorpe house, ancestral home of the Spencer family, Towcester racecourse and Silverstone race circuit.
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[[Image:EnglandNorthamptonshire.jpg|left|151px|thumb|Northamptonshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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Northampton has a fine museum dedicated to the history of the boot & shoe industry which is well worth a visit. Much of the shoemaking industry is now gone, making way for modern day employment, such as Barclaycard. Other large employers- Avon Cosmetics and Express Lifts are also sadly gone and provided much needed employment for the town. 
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'''Northamptonshire'''
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Of 12 Memorial crosses to commemorate the route taken by Queen Eleanor to her final resting place in Lincolnshire, only 3 remain, Charing Cross, One In Geddington, near Kettering and the other in Northampton itself.
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The town of Corby, famed for its steel production, has a high percentage of inhabitants with Scottish ancestry and indeed holds a 'Highland Games' each year in honour of this.
  
  
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County town: Northampton
 
  
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Other major towns: Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough
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| John Dryden was born in the county and lived at Titchmarsh.
  
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Known as the Rose of the shires, the county is located in Central England in the East Midland region. As well as being famous for its shoemaking heritage, it is also home to Althorpe house, ancestral home of the Spencer family. The town of Corby, famed for its steel production, has a high percentage of inhabitants with Scottish ancestry and indeed holds a 'Highland Games' each year in honour of this.
 
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Also the home of Silverstone - the host for the British Grand prix.
 
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John Dryden was born in the county and lived at Titchmarsh.
 
 
Thomas Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, was tried at Northampton Castle in 1164.
 
Thomas Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, was tried at Northampton Castle in 1164.
  
  
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'''County town:''' Northampton
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'''Other major towns:''' Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Wellingborough.
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire Places of Worship]]'''
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandNorthamptonshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Community/ro/Pages/default.aspx '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/leisure/libraries/pages/default.aspx Northamptonshire Libraries and Information Service]
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northamptonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northamptonshire Lookup-Exchange]
  
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/northampton.html Genuki Registration Districts]
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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==Register Office Contact Details==
 
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages] 
  
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'''County Registration Service'''<br>
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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Northamptonshire County Council<br>
 
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PO Box 5594<br>
 
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Northampton<br>
 
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NN4 0WY
 
  
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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email registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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Website links: [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/C...er_offices.htm Northamptonshire County Council]
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*[http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1482&documentID=311 Boot And Shoe Collection]
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]
  
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'''Corby Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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The Register Office<br>
 
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The Old Stables<br>
 
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Cottingham Road<br>
 
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Corby<br>
 
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NN17 1TD
 
  
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Tel 01536 203141<br>
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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email corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
  
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'''Daventry Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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Lodge Road<br>
 
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Daventry<br>
 
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NN11 4FP
 
  
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Tel 01327 302209<br>
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*[http://www.edintone.com/ Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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E-mail daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families]
  
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'''Kettering Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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The Register Office<br>
 
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10 London Road<br>
 
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Kettering<br>
 
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NN15 7QU
 
  
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Tel: 01536 514792<br>
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
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email ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/northants.htm The Northamptonshire Regiment ]   
  
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'''Northampton Register Office'''<BR>
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*[http://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
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The Guildhall<br>
 
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Northampton<br>
 
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NN1 1DE
 
  
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Tel 01604 745396<br>
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index: Northants]
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e-mail northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
  
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/northants.htm Town / Village Descriptions]
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The Old Courthouse<br>
 
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Mill Road<br>
 
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Oundle<br>
 
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Peterborough<br>
 
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PE8 4BW
 
  
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Tel 01832 273413<br>
 
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email oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.abthorpe.net/ Abthorpe]
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Sunny Banks<br>
 
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55 Brackley Road<br>
 
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Towcester<br>
 
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NN12 6DH
 
  
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Tel 01327 350774<br>
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/achurch_pictures.htm Achurch]
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email towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of Ashton]
  
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.ashtonvillage.co.uk/history%20of%20ashton.html Ashton Village]   
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Council Offices<br>
 
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Swanspool House<br>
 
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Wellingborough<br>
 
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NN8 1BP
 
  
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Tel 01933 231548/9<br>
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*[http://www.aynho.org.uk/ Aynho, The Apricot Village]   
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email wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/aynho/index.html Aynho]
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
  
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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/ Blisworth Images and History]
  
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*[http://www.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
  
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/cold_higham.html Cold Higham Christening Records]
  
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*Northamptonshire R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.culworth.net/default.html Culworth]   
  
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*[http://www.afamilystory.co.uk/ Desborough]
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/wellingborough/earls_barton_01.shtml A Personal Tour of Earls Barton]
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/ Earls Barton]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.paulmanning.net/roll-of-honour.htm Far Cotton, Northampton Roll of Honour]
  
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*Cogenhoe [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
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*Geddington and surrounding villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
 
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*Gt/Little Billing [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
 
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*Great Houghton/Little Houghton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
 
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*Hardingstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
 
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*Roade [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
 
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*Villages on town boundary [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
 
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*Wootton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
 
  
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*[http://www.grafton-regis.co.uk/ Grafton Regis A Place in the Country, A Place in the Country's History]
  
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.greatdoddington.com/ Great Doddington]   
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
  
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*Parts of Northamptonshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://maskew.users.btopenworld.com/ Kettering War Memorial]
  
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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby - A very Brief Village History]
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Community/record/about_us.htm '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/northamptonshire.html Library Links]
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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*[http://www.localhistories.org/northampton.html Northampton History From Saxon Times to Modern Day]
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages]  
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*[http://www.east-northantsonline.co.uk/pp/location/showGoldSites.asp?locationid=481&turnOffNav=2 Oundle Links]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/pattishall.html Pattishall Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://paulerspury.org/content/view/18/49/ Paulespury]
  
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'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/northants.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
  
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northamptonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/roade/index.htm Families of the Parish of Roade]
  
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
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*[http://www.rothwelltown.co.uk/historyofrothwel.html Rothwell's Long History]    
  
 
*[http://www.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]  
 
*[http://www.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]  
  
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*[http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/index.html Rushden Research " Hearts & Soles"]
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*[http://www.rhts.co.uk/ Rushden Historic Transport Society]
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*[http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/rushden/index.html Rushden Town Guide]   
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/sbn/index.htm Families of the Parish of Stoke Bruerne]
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*[http://www.thorpe-mandeville.co.uk/ History of The Parish of Thorpe Mandeville]
  
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'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
  
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*[http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=towcester&l11.x=0&l11.y=0 Families of Towcester]
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/WBPT.htm Walgrave Baptisms 1710-1878]
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*[http://www.warmington.org/history/index.htm Warmington Village History Pages]
  
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'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.wellingborough.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=437&pageNumber=2 The Borough Council of Wellingborough]
  
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*[http://www.wollastonchurch.org.uk/profile.html The Parish of Wollaston with Strixton]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyNorthampton.htm#PageTitle IGI Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.reocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills, Mainly Sulgrave]
  
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/yh/index.htm Some of the Families of Yardley Hastings]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills]
 
  
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northampton Lookup-Exchange]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps & Photographs of Northampton]  
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/WBPT.htm Walgrave Baptisms 1710-1878]
 
  
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'''Places Of Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.78derngate.org.uk/ 78 Dernagte]
  
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*[http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ Boughton House]
  
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'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk/ Cottesbrooke Hall]
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/Delapre Delapre Abbey]
  
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black history in Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.kelmarsh.com/ Kelmarsh Hall]
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norhants/northamptonshire.htm Northamptonshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall]
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle]
  
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*[http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1482&documentID=311 Boot And Shoe Collection]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions]
  
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==Register Office==
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''
 
  
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'''County Registration Service'''
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps of Northampton]
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Northamptonshire County Council<br>
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PO Box 5594<br>
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Northampton<br>
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NN4 0WY<br>
  
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*[http://www.northampton.webhop.net/ Northamptonshire By Postcards and Books]
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Photographs of Old Northampton]
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Website links: [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Community/bdm/register/Pages/default.aspx County Register Offices]
  
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''  
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'''Corby Register Office'''
  
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The Register Office<br>
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The Old Stables<br>
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Cottingham Road<br>
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Corby<br>
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NN17 1TD<br>
  
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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Tel: 01536 203141<br>
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Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Northamptonshire Inc 1841 census]
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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'''Daventry Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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Lodge Road<br>
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Daventry<br>
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NN11 4FP<br>
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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Tel: 01327 302209<br>
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Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/noncon.html Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
 
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
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'''Kettering Register Office'''
  
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The Register Office<br>
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10 London Road<br>
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Kettering<br>
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NN15 7QU<br>
  
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'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
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Tel: 01536 514792<br>
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Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
  
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer]
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'''Northampton Register Office'''<BR>
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The Guildhall<br>
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Northampton<br>
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NN1 1DE<br>
  
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Cold Ashby ]
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Tel: 01604 745396<br>
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Email: northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ Cottingham History]
 
  
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census Information]
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Helmdon History Pages]
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The Old Courthouse<br>
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Mill Road<br>
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Oundle<br>
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Peterborough<br>
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PE8 4BW<br>
  
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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby]
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Tel: 01832 273413<br>
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Email: oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.northampton.org.uk/history/history.htm Timeline Northampton]
 
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
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Sunny Banks<br>
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55 Brackley Road<br>
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Towcester<br>
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NN12 6DH<br>
  
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*[http://www.sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/Oundle_LinksIndex.html Oundle Links]
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Tel: 01327 350774<br>
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Email: towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/nh/pitsf/index.htm Pitsford All Saints Church]
 
  
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Parish Records]
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
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Council Offices<br>
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Swanspool House<br>
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Wellingborough<br>
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NN8 1BP<br>
  
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*[http://www.puckeridgevillage.co.uk/History-Articles Puckeridge Village History]
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Tel: 01933 231548/9<br>
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Email: wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/index.html A History of Rushden]
 
  
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/mands.cole@btinternet.com/ Thorpe Mandeville Village History]
 
  
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*[http://www.warmington.org/history/index.htm Warmington Village History Pages]
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
  
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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Known as the Rose of the Shires, the county is located in Central England in the East Midland region.

As well as being famous for its shoemaking heritage, it is also home to Althorpe house, ancestral home of the Spencer family, Towcester racecourse and Silverstone race circuit.

Northampton has a fine museum dedicated to the history of the boot & shoe industry which is well worth a visit. Much of the shoemaking industry is now gone, making way for modern day employment, such as Barclaycard. Other large employers- Avon Cosmetics and Express Lifts are also sadly gone and provided much needed employment for the town.

Of 12 Memorial crosses to commemorate the route taken by Queen Eleanor to her final resting place in Lincolnshire, only 3 remain, Charing Cross, One In Geddington, near Kettering and the other in Northampton itself.

The town of Corby, famed for its steel production, has a high percentage of inhabitants with Scottish ancestry and indeed holds a 'Highland Games' each year in honour of this.


John Dryden was born in the county and lived at Titchmarsh.

Thomas Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, was tried at Northampton Castle in 1164.


County town: Northampton


Other major towns: Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Wellingborough.


Northamptonshire Places of Worship


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Places Of Interest

Register Office

County Registration Service

Northamptonshire County Council
PO Box 5594
Northampton
NN4 0WY

Tel: 01604 707907
Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk

Website links: County Register Offices


Corby Register Office

The Register Office
The Old Stables
Cottingham Road
Corby
NN17 1TD

Tel: 01536 203141
Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk


Daventry Register Office

Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP

Tel: 01327 302209
Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk


Kettering Register Office

The Register Office
10 London Road
Kettering
NN15 7QU

Tel: 01536 514792
Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk


Northampton Register Office
The Guildhall
Northampton
NN1 1DE

Tel: 01604 745396
Email: northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk


Oundle/Thrapston Register Office

The Old Courthouse
Mill Road
Oundle
Peterborough
PE8 4BW

Tel: 01832 273413
Email: oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk


Towcester/Brackley Register Office

Sunny Banks
55 Brackley Road
Towcester
NN12 6DH

Tel: 01327 350774
Email: towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk


Wellingborough Register Office

Council Offices
Swanspool House
Wellingborough
NN8 1BP

Tel: 01933 231548/9
Email: wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk


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