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Northamptonshire

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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midland county of England, bordering upon nine others; has an undulating fertile surface, and is distinguished from the surrounding counties by extensive woods and plantations; is chiefly engaged in agriculture and stock-raising; the Nen and the Welland are the principal rivers; among its antiquities are Fotheringay Castle, where Mary Stuart was beheaded, and Burleigh House; the battles of Edgecote and Naseby were fought within its borders.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Northamptonshire'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​n/northamptonshire.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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