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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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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages] 
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/northampton.html Genuki Registration Districts]
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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==Register Office Contact Details==
 
  
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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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'''County Registration Service'''<br>
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]
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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.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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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.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
  
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'''Corby Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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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.edintone.com/ Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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email corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families]
  
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'''Daventry Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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Lodge Road<br>
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Daventry<br>
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
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NN11 4FP
 
  
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Tel 01327 302209<br>
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/northants.htm The Northamptonshire Regiment ]   
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E-mail daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
  
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'''Kettering Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index: Northants]
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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.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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email ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/northants.htm Town / Village Descriptions]
  
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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
 
  
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Tel 01604 745396<br>
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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e-mail northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.abthorpe.net/ Abthorpe]
  
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/achurch_pictures.htm Achurch]
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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.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of Ashton]
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email oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.ashtonvillage.co.uk/history%20of%20ashton.html Ashton Village]   
  
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.aynho.org.uk/ Aynho, The Apricot Village]   
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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.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/aynho/index.html Aynho]
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email towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
  
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/ Blisworth Images and History]
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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.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
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email wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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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 Requests==
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/cold_higham.html Cold Higham Christening Records]
  
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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.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
  
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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.culworth.net/default.html Culworth]   
  
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*[http://www.afamilystory.co.uk/ Desborough]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
  
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*Northamptonshire R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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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 Requests==
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/ Earls Barton]
  
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*[http://www.paulmanning.net/roll-of-honour.htm Far Cotton, Northampton Roll of Honour]
  
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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.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
  
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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.grafton-regis.co.uk/ Grafton Regis A Place in the Country, A Place in the Country's History]
  
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*[http://www.greatdoddington.com/ Great Doddington]   
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
  
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*Cogenhoe [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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*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://maskew.users.btopenworld.com/ Kettering War Memorial]
  
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby - A very Brief Village 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://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
  
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*Parts of Northamptonshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
  
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==Links==
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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.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Community/record/about_us.htm '''County Record Office''']
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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://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/northamptonshire.html Library Links]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/pattishall.html Pattishall Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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*[http://paulerspury.org/content/view/18/49/ Paulespury]
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages]
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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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyNorthampton.htm#PageTitle IGI Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.rothwelltown.co.uk/historyofrothwel.html Rothwell's Long History]    
  
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northampton Lookup-Exchange]
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*[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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'''Countywide Interest'''
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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.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.thorpe-mandeville.co.uk/ History of The Parish of Thorpe Mandeville]
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norhants/northamptonshire.htm Northamptonshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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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://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1482&documentID=311 Boot And Shoe Collection]
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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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*[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://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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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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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
 
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Northants Family History] Inc. 1841 census
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families] Inc. some Parish Records
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps & Photographs of Northampton]  
  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
 
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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'''Places Of Interest'''
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/noncon.html Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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*[http://www.78derngate.org.uk/ 78 Dernagte]
  
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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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*[http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ Boughton House]
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets] - under construction
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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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'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
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*[http://www.kelmarsh.com/ Kelmarsh Hall]
  
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
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*[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall]
  
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*[http://www.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]
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*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle]
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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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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions]
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of The Ashton]
 
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/blisworth/index.htm Families of Blisworth]
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==Register Office==
  
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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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'''County Registration Service'''
  
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
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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.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
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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.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
 
  
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
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'''Corby Register Office'''
  
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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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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.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
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Tel: 01536 203141<br>
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Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
 
  
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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby- A very Brief Village History]
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'''Daventry Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.northampton.org.uk/history/history.htm Timeline Northampton]
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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.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
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Tel: 01327 302209<br>
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Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
  
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
 
  
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*[http://www.sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/Oundle_LinksIndex.html Oundle Links]
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'''Kettering Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/nh/pitsf/index.htm Pitsford All Saints Church]
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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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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
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Tel: 01536 514792<br>
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Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
 
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/roade/index.htm Families of the Parish of Roade]
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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.rushdenheritage.co.uk/index.html Rushden Research " Hearts & Soles"]
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Tel: 01604 745396<br>
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Email: northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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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://uk.geocities.com/mands.cole@btinternet.com/ Thorpe Mandeville Village History]
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
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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://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=towcester&l11.x=0&l11.y=0 Families of Towcester]
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Tel: 01832 273413<br>
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Email: oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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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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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''
  
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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.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/yh/index.htm Some of the Families of Yardley Hastings]
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Tel: 01327 350774<br>
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Email: towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
  
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''
  
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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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Tel: 01933 231548/9<br>
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Email: wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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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


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs


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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