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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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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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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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'''Northamptonshire'''
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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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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/northampton.html Genuki Registration Districts]
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'''Other major towns:''' Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Wellingborough.
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==Register Office Contact Details==
 
  
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'''County Registration Service'''<br>
 
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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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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire Places of Worship]]'''
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email registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk
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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.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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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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Website links: [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/C...er_offices.htm Northamptonshire County Council]
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
  
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'''Corby Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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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.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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email corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.edintone.com/ Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
  
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'''Daventry Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families]
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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.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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E-mail daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
  
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'''Kettering Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/northants.htm The Northamptonshire Regiment ]   
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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://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
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email ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/nth.htm Surrey Plus Wills Index: Northants]
  
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'''Northampton Register Office'''<BR>
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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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.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/northants.htm Town / Village Descriptions]
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e-mail northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
  
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''<br>
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.abthorpe.net/ Abthorpe]
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email oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/achurch_pictures.htm Achurch]
  
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of Ashton]
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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.ashtonvillage.co.uk/history%20of%20ashton.html Ashton Village]   
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email towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.aynho.org.uk/ Aynho, The Apricot Village]   
  
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/aynho/index.html Aynho]
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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.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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email wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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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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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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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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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/cold_higham.html Cold Higham Christening Records]
  
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.culworth.net/default.html Culworth]   
  
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*Northamptonshire R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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*[http://www.afamilystory.co.uk/ Desborough]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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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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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/ Earls Barton]
  
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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.paulmanning.net/roll-of-honour.htm Far Cotton, Northampton Roll of Honour]
  
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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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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*Cogenhoe [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.greatdoddington.com/ Great Doddington]  
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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.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
  
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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*[http://maskew.users.btopenworld.com/ Kettering War Memorial]
  
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*Parts of Northamptonshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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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://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Community/record/about_us.htm '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www.localhistories.org/northampton.html Northampton History From Saxon Times to Modern Day]
  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/northamptonshire.html Library Links]
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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.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/pattishall.html Pattishall Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages]
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*[http://paulerspury.org/content/view/18/49/ Paulespury]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/northants.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
  
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northamptonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
  
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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/roade/index.htm Families of the Parish of Roade]
  
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northampton Lookup-Exchange]
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*[http://www.rothwelltown.co.uk/historyofrothwel.html Rothwell's Long History]    
  
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*[http://www.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/index.html Rushden Research " Hearts & Soles"]
  
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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.rhts.co.uk/ Rushden Historic Transport Society]
  
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/rushden/index.html Rushden Town Guide]    
  
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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.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/sbn/index.htm Families of the Parish of Stoke Bruerne]
  
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]  
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*[http://www.thorpe-mandeville.co.uk/ History of The Parish of Thorpe Mandeville]
  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
  
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*[http://www.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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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.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/WBPT.htm Walgrave Baptisms 1710-1878]
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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*[http://www.warmington.org/history/index.htm Warmington Village History Pages]
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/noncon.html Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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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.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families] Inc. some Parish Records
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*[http://www.wollastonchurch.org.uk/profile.html The Parish of Wollaston with Strixton]
  
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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*[http://www.reocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills, Mainly Sulgrave]
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]  
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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://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norhants/northamptonshire.htm Northamptonshire Workhouses]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Northants Family History] Inc. 1841 census
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps & Photographs of Northampton]  
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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'''Places Of Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of The Ashton]
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*[http://www.78derngate.org.uk/ 78 Dernagte]
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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*[http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ Boughton House]
  
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
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*[http://www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk/ Cottesbrooke Hall]
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/blisworth/index.htm Families of Blisworth]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/Delapre Delapre Abbey]
  
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*[http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/ Blisworth Images and History]
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*[http://www.kelmarsh.com/ Kelmarsh Hall]
  
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*[http://www.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
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*[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall]
  
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
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*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle]
  
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/ Scroll down to see some Parish Records for Cold Higham and Pattishall]
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==Register Office==
  
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
 
  
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*[http://www.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
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'''County Registration Service'''
  
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
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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.grafton-regis.co.uk/ Grafton Regis A Place in the Country, A Place in the Country's History]
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
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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.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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'''Corby Register Office'''
  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
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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.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
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Tel: 01536 203141<br>
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Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
 
  
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*[http://www.northampton.org.uk/history/history.htm Northampton Timeline]
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'''Daventry Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/Oundle_LinksIndex.html Oundle 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.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/nh/pitsf/index.htm Pitsford All Saints Church]
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Tel: 01327 302209<br>
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Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
  
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
 
  
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
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'''Kettering Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/roade/index.htm Families of the Parish of Roade]
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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.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]
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Tel: 01536 514792<br>
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Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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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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'''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.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/sbn/index.htm Families of the Parish of Stoke Bruerne]
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Tel: 01604 745396<br>
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Email: northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/mands.cole@btinternet.com/ Thorpe Mandeville Village History]
 
  
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''
  
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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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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://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/WBPT.htm Walgrave Baptisms 1710-1878]
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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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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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