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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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'''Other major towns:''' Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Wellingborough.
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire Places of Worship]]'''
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandNorthamptonshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Community/ro/Pages/default.aspx '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/leisure/libraries/pages/default.aspx Northamptonshire Libraries and Information Service]
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northamptonshire Family History Society]
  
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northamptonshire Lookup-Exchange]
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/northampton.html Genuki Registration Districts]
 
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<BR><BR>
 
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==Register Office Contact Details==
 
  
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'''County Registration Service'''<br>
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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Northamptonshire County Council<br>
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PO Box 5594<br>
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages] 
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Northampton<br>
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NN4 0WY
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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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Tel: 01604 707907<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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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.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
  
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'''Corby 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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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.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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email corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
  
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'''Daventry Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.edintone.com/ Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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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.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families]
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E-mail daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
  
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'''Kettering Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
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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.1914-1918.net/northants.htm The Northamptonshire Regiment ]   
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email ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
 
  
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*[http://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
  
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'''Northampton 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 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.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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e-mail northamptonro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/northants.htm Town / Village Descriptions]
  
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'''Oundle/Thrapston Register Office'''<br>
 
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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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email oundlero@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.abthorpe.net/ Abthorpe]
  
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'''Towcester/Brackley Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/achurch/achurch_pictures.htm Achurch]
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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.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of Ashton]
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email towcesterro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.ashtonvillage.co.uk/history%20of%20ashton.html Ashton Village]   
  
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'''Wellingborough Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.aynho.org.uk/ Aynho, The Apricot Village]   
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Council Offices<br>
 
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Swanspool House<br>
 
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Wellingborough<br>
 
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NN8 1BP
 
  
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Tel 01933 231548/9<br>
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/aynho/index.html Aynho]
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email wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk
 
  
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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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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
  
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
  
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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.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
  
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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.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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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
  
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*Northamptonshire R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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*[http://www.culworth.net/default.html Culworth]  
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.afamilystory.co.uk/ Desborough]
  
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*[http://www.duston.org.uk/history.htm Duston and Upton Community - Local History]
  
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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.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/wellingborough/earls_barton_01.shtml A Personal Tour of 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.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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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
  
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*Cogenhoe [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]
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*[http://www.grafton-regis.co.uk/ Grafton Regis A Place in the Country, A Place in the Country's History]
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*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.greatdoddington.com/ Great Doddington]   
  
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
  
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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://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
  
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*Parts of Northamptonshire [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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*[http://www.longbuckby.net/genealogy/index.php?PHPSESSID=9e16f188fd33767fa8500cbf5b376ad8 Long Buckby - A very Brief Village History]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Community/record/about_us.htm '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/northamptonshire.html Library Links]
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*[http://www.localhistories.org/northampton.html Northampton History From Saxon Times to Modern Day]
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project (Cambs & Northants)]
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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.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Alan Clarke's Northamptonshire Pages]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleen/pattishall.html Pattishall Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/northants.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
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*[http://paulerspury.org/content/view/18/49/ Paulespury]
  
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*[http://www.northants-fhs.org/ Northamptonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
  
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*[http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/anna.smart/nth.htm Northampton Lookup-Exchange]
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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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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.rothwelltown.co.uk/historyofrothwel.html Rothwell's Long History]   
  
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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.rdhs.org.uk/ Rushden Family History Society]  
  
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*[http://www.northants-black-history.org.uk/index.asp Black History in Northamptonshire]
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*[http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/index.html Rushden Research " Hearts & Soles"]  
  
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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.rhts.co.uk/ Rushden Historic Transport Society]
  
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*[http://www.hemsop.org.uk/XSLProcessor.asp?resourceCode=HEMSoP-NH East Midlands Heritage]  
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*[http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/rushden/index.html Rushden Town Guide]    
  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
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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.rypin.freeserve.co.uk/nthchurchphotos/index.htm Northamptonshire & Soke of Peterborough Churches]
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*[http://www.thorpe-mandeville.co.uk/ History of The Parish of Thorpe Mandeville]
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.titchmarsh.info/ Welcome to Titchmarsh]
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/index.html Northamptonshire.Net]
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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/~gsward/noncon.html Northamptonshire Nonconformists]
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/WBPT.htm Walgrave Baptisms 1710-1878]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engnth/ Northamptonshire Old Families] Inc. some Parish Records
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*[http://www.warmington.org/history/index.htm Warmington Village History Pages]
  
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*[http://www.bacciarelli.co.uk/northamptonshire_parish.html Northamptonshire Parish Data]
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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.ontaworld.co.uk/england/northamptonshire/index.html Northamptonshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]  
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*[http://www.wollastonchurch.org.uk/profile.html The Parish of Wollaston with Strixton]
  
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*[http://phipps-nbc.co.uk/3.html Phipps Brewery]
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*[http://www.reocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills, Mainly Sulgrave]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/heartland/fields/1759/ Northamptonshire Wills]
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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.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/norhants/northamptonshire.htm Northamptonshire Workhouses]
 
  
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*[http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Northants Family History] Inc. 1841 census
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ The Future of Northamptonshire History]
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/ Maps & Photographs of Northampton]  
  
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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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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/ashton/index.htm Families of The Ashton]
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'''Places Of Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Brackley/Brackley.shtml Brackley Poor Law]
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*[http://www.78derngate.org.uk/ 78 Dernagte]
  
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*[http://www.brixworthhistory.org/ Brixworth History Society]
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*[http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ Boughton House]
  
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*[http://www.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/blisworth/index.htm Families of Blisworth]
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*[http://www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk/ Cottesbrooke Hall]
  
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*[http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/ Blisworth Images and History]
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/Delapre Delapre Abbey]
  
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*[http://www.bozeat.info/ Bozeat Village Website]
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*[http://www.kelmarsh.com/ Kelmarsh Hall]
  
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*[http://www.burtonlatimer.info/ Burton Latimer - A Sense of Place]
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*[http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/ Lamport Hall]
  
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*[http://www.wykes.org/records/coldashby.html Records - Cold Ashby ]
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*[http://www.rockinghamcastle.com/ Rockingham Castle]
  
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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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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park_Pavilions Stoke Park Pavilions]
  
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*[http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ A History of the Village of Cottingham]
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==Register Office==
  
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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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'''County Registration Service'''
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/earlsbarton/ Earls Barton]
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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.eyemead.com/glapthor.htm  Glapthorn Census 1841-1891 Index]
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Tel: 01604 707907<br>
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Email: registrationservice@northamptonshire.gov.uk<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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Website links: [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Community/bdm/register/Pages/default.aspx County Register Offices]
  
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*[http://www.gretthistory.org.uk/ Gretton History]
 
  
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*[http://www.helmdon.com/welcome.html Welcome to Helmdon]
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'''Corby Register 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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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://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton/NASBAPT.htm Naseby Baptisms 1813-1864]
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Tel: 01536 203141<br>
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Email: corbyro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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*[http://www.information-britain.co.uk/towndetail.cfm?id=37 Northampton]
 
  
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*[http://www.northamptonshire-history.org.uk/ Northampton History]
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'''Daventry Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.northampton.org.uk/history/history.htm Northampton Timeline]
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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.sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/Oundle_LinksIndex.html Oundle Links]
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Tel: 01327 302209<br>
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Email: daventryro@northampton.gov.uk
  
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*[http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/nh/pitsf/index.htm Pitsford All Saints Church]
 
  
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*[http://www.potterspury.org.uk/ Potterspury Village Website]
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'''Kettering Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk/ Preston Capes Parish Site]
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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.tech2u.com.au/~normtew/roade/index.htm Families of the Parish of Roade]
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Tel: 01536 514792<br>
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Email: ketteringro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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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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'''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.rhts.co.uk/ Rushden Historic Transport Society]
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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://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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'''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.wollastonchurch.org.uk/profile.html The Parish of Wollaston with Strixton]
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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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Email: wellingboroughro@northamptonshire.gov.uk<br>
  
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 16 May 2023

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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