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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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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/northampton.html Genuki Registration Districts]
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire Places of Worship]]'''
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==Register Office Contact Details==
 
  
  
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'''County Registration Service'''<br>
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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Northamptonshire County Council<br>
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| [[Image: EnglandNorthamptonshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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PO Box 5594<br>
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Northampton<br>
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==Resources==
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NN4 0WY
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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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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages] 
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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.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
  
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'''Corby Register Office'''<br>
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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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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.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]
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email corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
  
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'''Daventry Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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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.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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E-mail daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
  
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'''Kettering Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.edintone.com/ Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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The Register Office<br>
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10 London Road<br>
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families]
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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.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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email ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
  
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'''Northampton Register Office'''<BR>
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/northants.htm The Northamptonshire Regiment ]   
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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://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
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e-mail northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index: Northants]
  
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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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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*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/northants.htm Town / Village Descriptions]
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email oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
  
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''<br>
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.abthorpe.net/ Abthorpe]
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email towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/achurch_pictures.htm Achurch]
  
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of Ashton]
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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.ashtonvillage.co.uk/history%20of%20ashton.html Ashton Village]   
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email wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.aynho.org.uk/ Aynho, The Apricot Village]   
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/aynho/index.html Aynho]
  
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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
  
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*[http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/ Blisworth Images and History]
  
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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.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
  
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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.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
  
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
  
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*Northamptonshire R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/cold_higham.html Cold Higham Christening Records]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
  
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*[http://www.culworth.net/default.html Culworth]   
  
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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.afamilystory.co.uk/ Desborough]
  
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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.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
  
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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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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/ Earls Barton]
  
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*Cogenhoe [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.paulmanning.net/roll-of-honour.htm Far Cotton, Northampton Roll of Honour]
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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.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
  
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==Photo Offers==
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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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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
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*[http://www.greatdoddington.com/ Great Doddington]   
  
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*Parts of Northamptonshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
  
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*[http://maskew.users.btopenworld.com/ Kettering War Memorial]
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Community/record/about_us.htm '''County Record Office''']
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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.familia.org.uk/services/england/northamptonshire.html Library Links]
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index]
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
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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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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
  
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'''OPC'''
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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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*[http://www.wellingborough.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=437&pageNumber=2 The Borough Council of Wellingborough]
  
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'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.wollastonchurch.org.uk/profile.html The Parish of Wollaston with Strixton]
  
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*[http://www.reocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills, Mainly Sulgrave]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyNorthampton.htm#PageTitle IGI Northamptonshire]
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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.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northampton Lookup-Exchange]
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps & Photographs of Northampton]  
  
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
 
  
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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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*[http://www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk/ Cottesbrooke Hall]
  
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'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/Delapre Delapre Abbey]
  
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*[http://www.kelmarsh.com/ Kelmarsh Hall]
  
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black history in Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall]
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norhants/northamptonshire.htm Northamptonshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle]
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions]
  
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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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==Register Office==
  
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''  
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'''County Registration Service'''
  
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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.northants-familytree.net/ Maps of Northampton]
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.northampton.webhop.net/ Northamptonshire By Postcards and Books]
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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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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Photographs of Old Northampton]
 
  
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'''Corby Register Office'''
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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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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Tel: 01536 203141<br>
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Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
 
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Northamptonshire Inc 1841 census]
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'''Daventry Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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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.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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Tel: 01327 302209<br>
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Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
 
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/noncon.html Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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'''Kettering Register Office'''
  
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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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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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Tel: 01536 514792<br>
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Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
 
  
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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.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer]
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Tel: 01604 745396<br>
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Email: northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Cold Ashby ]
 
  
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ Cottingham History]
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census Information]
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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.helmdon.com/welcome.html Helmdon History Pages]
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Tel: 01832 273413<br>
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Email: oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby]
 
  
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*[http://www.northampton.org.uk/history/history.htm Timeline Northampton]
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
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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.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
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Tel: 01327 350774<br>
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Email: towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/Oundle_LinksIndex.html Oundle Links]
 
  
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*[http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/nh/pitsf/index.htm Pitsford All Saints Church]
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Parish Records]
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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.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
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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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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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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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